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■ 2004 USAF Almanac
How the Air Force Is Organized
There is considerable variation inhow the major commands and subor-dinate units of the Air Force are orga-nized. This overview describes boththe typical organization chain andUSAF’s Air and Space ExpeditionaryForce.
The Department of Defense(DOD) is a Cabinet agency headedby the Secretary of Defense. It wascreated in 1947 to consolidate pre-existing military agencies—the WarDepartment and the Navy Depart-ment. Subordinate to DOD are thethree military departments (Army,Navy, and Air Force), each headedby a civilian secretary.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)constitute the corporate mil itaryleadership of DOD. The chairmanand vice chairman of the JCS servefull-time in their positions. The ser-vice chiefs are the military heads oftheir respective services, althoughJCS responsibil i t ies take prece-dence.
The Department of the Air Forceis headed by the Secretary of theAir Force, who is supported by astaff called the Secretariat. TheChief of Staff, USAF, heads the AirStaff, and the military heads of themajor commands report to the Chiefof Staff.
Most units of the Air Force areassigned to one of the major com-mands. Major commands are headedby general officers and have broadfunctional responsibilities. Com-mands may be divided into numbered
air forces.The fundamental unit of the work-
ing Air Force is the wing. The typi-cal air force base is built around awing. Some wings are commandedby a general officer, while othersare headed by a colonel. An objec-tive wing contains an operationsgroup, which includes aircrews, in-telligence units, and others; a main-tenance group, which includesmaintenance squadrons; a supportgroup, which includes such func-tions as civil engineers, logisticsreadiness, and security forces; anda medical group.
Most individual officers and air-men are assigned to a squadron,which may be composed of severalflights.
In addition to these units, there arenumerous others, including centers,field operating agencies, and directreporting units.
The Air and Space ExpeditionaryForce
To relieve chronic optempo prob-lems stemming from back-to-backdeployments and operations, the AirForce developed an expeditionaryconcept called the ExpeditionaryAerospace Force (EAF). The termEAF has since been supplanted bythe term Air and Space Expedition-ary Force (AEF), which refers to theconcept as well as its basic organi-zational element. USAF groups itspower projection and support forcesinto 10 AEF “buckets of capability.”
The 10 AEFs are grouped into fivepairs. These five pairs of AEFs ro-tate through a 15-month cycle, witheach pair assigned to one of five 90-day periods. During each 90-day pe-riod, a designated pair of AEFs isvulnerable to deployment. Each AEFcomprises combat air forces (CAF),mobility air forces (MAF), and low-density, high-demand (LD/HD) forcesconsisting of various active duty,ANG, and AFRC units.
USAF’s LD/HD forces include battlemanagement, combat search and res-cue, command and control, and re-connaissance assets. They are in nearconstant use and, consequently, ro-tate more frequently than most CAFand MAF elements.
The AEF system also features on-call units that can provide additionalcapability on short notice to supportany of the 10 AEFs. Many of the LD/HD forces appear in both rotationaland on-call listings.
The current AEF system beganwith Cycle 1 in October 1999. USAFhas completed two cycles since then.Cycle 4, which began June 1, 2003,included two temporary stopgapAEFs, designated AEF Blue (June1-Oct. 31, 2003) and AEF Silver (Nov.1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004), formed inthe wake of Operation Iraqi Free-dom. They mostly comprised forcesnot used in the war. During the Blueand Silver deployments, USAF wasable to reconstitute its wartime forcesfor return to the standard 90-dayrotation cycle.
The Air Force inFiguresFacts and
Structure of the Force
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AEF The Air and Space Expeditionary Force
AEF Cycle 4: June 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004
Active
ANG
AFRC
Aircraft
Dec. 1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004
AEF 5
13th FS23rd BS44th FS74th FS390th FS391st FS510th FS
A-10B-52F-15A/CF-15EF-16CGF-16CJ
AEF 6
27th FS78th FS
103rd FW111th FW119th FW132nd FW138th FW147th FW148th FW175th Wing180th FW188th FW
A-10F-15A/CF-16A/CF-16CGF-16CJ
March 1, 2004-May 31, 2004
AEF 7
14th FS67th FS354th FS492nd FS555th FS
A-10F-15A/CF-15EF-16CGF-16CJ
AEF 8
37th BS94th FS522nd FS
104th FW110th FW114th FW124th Wing127th Wing181st FW
301st FW419th FW482nd FW
A-10B-1BF-15A/CF-16CF-16CGF-16CJ
June 1, 2004-Aug. 31, 2004
AEF 9
18th FS22nd FS60th FS355th FS
122nd FW158th FW177th FW
A-10F-15A/CF-16CF-16CGF-16CJ
AEF 10
4th FS71st FS77th BS336th FS389th FS
120th FW125th FW140th Wing142nd FW154th Wing187th FW
B-1BF-15A/CF-15EF-16CF-16CGF-16CJ
June 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2003
AEF 1
12th FS79th FS81st FS335th FS421st FS
102nd FW131st FW159th FW
A-10F-15A/CF-15EF-16CGF-16CJ
AEF 2
9th BS23rd FS58th FS90th FS
115th FW150th FW183rd FW
442nd FW926th FW
A-10B-1BF-15A/CF-15EF-16CF-16CJ
Sept. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2003
AEF 3
19th FS34th FS75th FS77th FS96th BS
113th Wing144th FW174th FW192nd FW
917th Wing
A-10B-52F-15A/CF-16CF-16CGF-16CJ
AEF 4
493rd FS494th FS523rd FS524th FS
169th FW
F-15A/CF-15EF-16CF-16CGF-16CJ
AEF Rotational Combat Air Forces (Scheduled)
Active
ANG
AFRC
AEF On-Call Forces
Combat Air ForcesUnit Aircraft
8th FS F-1179th FS F-11720th BS B-5225th FS A-1035th FS F-16C36th FS F-16CG80th FS F-16C325th BS B-2393rd BS B-2
Mobility Air ForcesUnit Aircraft
60th AMW KC-10/C-562nd AMW C-17305th AMW KC-10/C-141436th AW C-5437th AW C-17
137th AS C-5155th AS C-141183rd AS C-141
68th AS C-5337th AS C-5445th AMW C-141452nd AMW C-141756th AS C-141
LD/HD ForcesUnit Aircraft
41st RQS HH-6055th Wing RC-13557th Wing RQ-171st RQS HC-13093rd ACW E-8355th Wing EC-130552nd ACW E-3
AEF Cycles Through the Years
Number Dates
Cycle 1 Oct. 1, 1999-Nov. 31, 2000
Cycle 2 Dec. 1, 2000-Feb. 28, 2002
Cycle 3 March 1, 2003-May 31, 2003
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Active
ANG
AFRC
Aircraft
Dec. 1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004
AEF 5
50th AS92nd ARS96th ARS99th ARS905th ARS
126th ARS133rd ARS136th ARS145th ARS151st ARS153rd ARS166th ARS
327th AS773rd AS
C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135RKC-135T
AEF 6
50th AS61st AS91st ARS344th ARS350th ARS906th ARS
108nd ARS142nd AS146th ARS147th ARS150th ARS158th AS169th AS192nd AS
327th AS
C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135R
March 1, 2004-May 31, 2004
AEF 7
2nd AS93rd ARS97th ARS912th ARS
171st AS189th AS191st ARS
63rd ARS72nd ARS
C-130EKC-135EKC-135RKC-135T
AEF 8
2nd AS61st AS91st ARS349th ARS384th ARS911th ARS
141st ARS167th AS187th AS
95th AS314th ARS758th AS
C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135R
June 1, 2004-Aug. 31, 2004
AEF 9
40th AS92nd ARS96th ARS906th ARS
105th AS132nd ARS133rd ARS147th ARS166th ARS196th ARS
C-130HKC-135EKC-135RKC-135T
AEF 10
40th AS61st AS99th ARS344th ARS350th ARS905th ARS
130th AS141st ARS144th AS145th ARS146th ARS150th ARS173rd ARS180th AS191st ARS197th ARS204th AS
96th AS328th AS
C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135R
June 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2003
AEF 1
41st AS96th ARS99th ARS905th ARS906th ARS
116th ARS117th ARS147th ARS165th AS173rd ARS
C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135R
AEF 2
41st AS61st AS92nd ARS344th ARS350th ARS
106th ARS108th ARS109th AS126th ARS136th ARS146th ARS151st ARS153rd ARS156th AS164th AS197th ARS
731st AS
C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135RKC-135T
Sept. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2003
AEF 3
39th AS91st ARS97th ARS384th ARS912th ARS
115th AS116th ARS150th ARS
336th ARS
C-130EC-130HKC-135EKC-135R
AEF 4
39th AS93rd ARS349th ARS911th ARS
61st AS106th ARS141st ARS143rd AS181st AS185th AS198th AS
77th ARS357th AS465th ARS757th AS
C-130EC-130E/JC-130HKC-135EKC-135RKC-135T
AEF Rotational Mobility Air Forces (Scheduled)
Active
ANG
AFRC
Aircraft
Dec. 1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004
AEF 5
11th RS12th ACCS38th RS41st ECS41st RQS71st RQS99th RS603rd ACS964th AACS
109th ACS
E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHC-130HH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2
AEF 6
15th RS16th ACCS38th RS43rd ECS99th RS965th AACS
39th RQS301st RQS305th RQS
E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHC-130HH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2
March 1, 2004-May 31, 2004
AEF 7
11th RS12th ACCS38th RS41st ECS41st RQS71st RQS99th RS729th ACS961st AACS
E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHC-130HH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2
AEF 8
15th RS16th ACCS38th RS43rd ECS99th RS960th AACS
102nd RQS129th RQS210th ARS
970th AACS
E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHC-130HH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2
June 1, 2004-Aug. 31, 2004
AEF 9
11th RS12th ACCS38th RS41st ECS41st RQS71st RQS99th RS606th ACS963rd AACS
123rd ACS
E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHC-130HH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2
AEF 10
15th RS16th ACCS38th RS43rd ECS66th RQS99th RS965th AACS
E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2
June 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2003
AEF 1
11th RS12th ACCS38th RS41st ECS41st RQS71st RQS99th RS728th ACS965th AACS
E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHC-130HH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2
AEF 2
15th RS16th ACCS38th RS43rd ECS66th RQS99th RS960th AACS
E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2
Sept. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2003
AEF 3
11th RS12th ACCS38th RS41st ECS41st RQS71st RQS99th RS726th ACS962th AACS
E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHC-130HH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2
AEF 4
15th RS16th ACCS38th RS43rd ECS66th RQS99th RS963rd AACS
E-3B/CE-8EC-130HHH-60RC-135V/WRQ-1U-2
AEF Rotational Low-Density, High-Demand Forces (Scheduled)
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SrA. Lisa Jones, 363rd Expeditionary Equipment Maintenance Squadron,places a protective cover on the tip of a missile that is being prepared for useduring Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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ANG
AFRC
Dec. 1, 2003-Feb. 29, 2004
AEF 5
5th BW11th Wing15th ABW18th FW22nd ARW31st FW47th FTW56th FW341st SW366th FW377th ABW436th AW
101st ARW105th AW116th ACW134th ARW152nd AW161st ARW171st ARW184th BW190th ARW
94th AW445th AW934th AW939th ARW
AEF 6
1st FW6th ARW10th ABW20th FW37th TW42nd ABW71st FTW100th ARW305th AMW314th AW375th AW437th WingASCESCWR-ALC
103rd FW111th FW119th FW129th RW132nd FW138th FW147th FW148th FW165th AW166th AW175th Wing180th FW182nd AW188th FW
45th SW302nd AW355th Wing914th AW
March 1, 2004-May 31, 2004
AEF 7
3rd FW4th FW30th SW35th FW36th ABW43rd AW45th SW48th FW52nd FW62nd AW86th AW99th ABW347th RW355th FW388th FWAFFTCSMC
124th Wing141st ARW157th ARW168th ARW
301st FW434th ARW482nd FW927th ARW944th FW
AEF 8
7th BW14th FTW16th SOW21st SW27th FW28th BW33rd FW50th SW60th AMW81st TW82nd TW97th AMW319th ARW460th ABW552nd ACWAEDC
102nd FW106th RQW110th FW114th FW127th Wing130th AW149th FW153rd AW156th AW181st FW185th FW
9th RW403rd Wing419th FW910th AW927th ARW
June 1, 2004-Aug. 31, 2004
AEF 9
2nd BW11th Wing12th FTW17th TW22nd ARW31st FW49th FW55th Wing100th ARW311th HSW314th AW325th FW354th FW366th FW374th AW377th ABWASC
107th ARW121st ARW128th ARW155th ARW163rd ARW186th ARW
349th AMW440th AW446th AW459th AW
AEF 10
1st FW5th BW9th RW15th ABW18th FW37th TW71st FTW89th AW90th SW92nd ARW341st SW509th BW
118th AW120th FW122nd FW125th FW130th AW139th AW140th Wing142nd FW154th Wing158th FW176th Wing177th FW187th FW193rd SOW
514th AMW913th AW
June 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2003
AEF 1
3rd Wing10th ABW20th FW21st SW42nd ABW43rd AW81st TW347th RW436th AW437th AWESCOK-ALCWR-ALC
117th ARW164th AW172nd AW
433rd AW439th AW512th AW919th SOW
AEF 2
4th FW6th ARW7th BW14th FTW33rd FW36th ABW45th SW47th FTW52nd FW56th FW82nd TW86th AW97th AMW305th AMW375th AW
115th FW123rd AW131st FW133rd AW145th AW150th FW159th FW178th FW179th AW
315th AW442nd FW926th FW932nd AW
Sept. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2003
AEF 3
2nd BW9th RW12th FTW16th SOW17th TW30th SW35th FW60th AMW90th SW92nd ARW354th FW355th Wing374th AW388th FW460th ABWAFFTC
108th ARW109th AW113th Wing126th ARW151st ARW174th FW189th AW192nd FW
452nd AMW908th AW911th AW
AEF 4
27th FW28th BW48th FW49th FW50th SW55th Wing62nd AW89th AW99th ABW169th FW311th HSW319th ARW325th FW509th BWAEDCSMC
137th AW143rd AW144th FW146th FW162nd FW173rd FW178th FW301st FW
184th BW507th ARW917th Wing
AEF Rotation Cycle, Expeditionary Combat Support Forces
Note: USAF draws expeditionary combat support (ECS) personnel from the units listed here. ECS forces include communicators, contracting personnel, engineers, logisticians,medics, security forces, services, and others needed to establish air expeditionary force locations anywhere in the world.
AcronymsAACS Airborne Air Control SquadronABW Air Base WingACS Air Control SquadronACCS Airborne Command & Control Sq.ACW Air Control WingAEDC Arnold Engineering Development CenterAFFTC Air Force Flight Test CenterALC Air Logistics CenterAMW Air Mobility WingARS Air Refueling SquadronARW Air Refueling WingAS Airlift SquadronASC Aeronautical Systems CenterAW Airlift WingBS Bomb SquadronBW Bomb WingECS Electronic Combat SquadronECS Expeditionary Combat SupportESC Electronic Systems CenterFS Fighter SquadronFTW Flying Training WingFW Fighter WingHSW Human Systems WingLD/HD Low Density, High DemandRS Reconnaissance SquadronRQS Rescue SquadronRQW Rescue WingRW Reconnaissance WingSMC Space & Missile Systems CenterSOW Special Operations WingSW Space WingTW Training Wing
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The title General of the Army for Henry H. Arnold was changed to General of the Air Force by an act of Congress May 7, 1949. The position of Chief of Staff wasestablished by a DOD-approved Army–Air Force Transfer Order issued Sept. 28, 1947.aThe Army Air Corps became a subordinate element of the Army Air Forces June 20, 1941. Since the Army Air Corps had been established by statute in 1926, itsdisestablishment required an Act of Congress, which did not take place until 1947. Between March 9, 1942, and Sept. 18, 1947, the Army Air Corps continued toexist as a combatant arm, and personnel of the Army Air Forces were still assigned to the Army Air Corps.
The Nation’s Air Arm and Its Early Leaders
Designation
Aeronautical Division, US Signal CorpsAug. 1, 1907-July 18, 1914
Aviation Section, US Signal CorpsJuly 18, 1914-May 20, 1918
Division of Military Aeronautics,Secretary of WarMay 20, 1918-May 24, 1918
Army Air ServiceMay 24, 1918-July 2, 1926
Army Air CorpsJuly 2, 1926-Sept. 18, 1947a
Army Air ForcesJune 20, 1941-Sept. 18, 1947
United States Air ForceSept. 18, 1947
Commander (at highest rank)
Chief, Aeronautical DivisionCapt. Charles deForest ChandlerCapt. Arthur S. CowanCapt. Charles deForest ChandlerMaj. Samuel Reber
Chief, Aviation SectionLt. Col. Samuel ReberLt. Col. George O. SquierLt. Col. John B. Bennet
Director of Military AeronauticsMaj. Gen. William L. Kenly(Kept same title three months intoabsorption by Air Service)
Director of Air ServiceJohn D. RyanMaj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher
Chief of Air ServiceMaj. Gen. Charles T. MenoherMaj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick
Chief of Air CorpsMaj. Gen. Mason M. PatrickMaj. Gen. James E. FechetMaj. Gen. Benjamin D. FouloisMaj. Gen. Oscar WestoverMaj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold
Chief, Army Air ForcesLt. Gen. Henry H. Arnold
Commanding General, AAFGen. of the Army Henry H. ArnoldGen. Carl A. Spaatz
Chief of Staff, USAFGen. Carl A. Spaatz
Dates of Service
Aug. 1, 1907-June 30, 1910July 1, 1910-June 19, 1911June 20, 1911-Sept. 9, 1913Sept. 10, 1913-July 17, 1914
July 18, 1914-May 5, 1916May 20, 1916-Feb. 19, 1917Feb. 19, 1917-May 20, 1918
May 20, 1918-August 1918
Aug. 28, 1918-Nov. 27, 1918Jan. 2, 1919-June 4, 1920
June 4, 1920-Oct. 4, 1921Oct. 5, 1921-July 2, 1926
July 2, 1926-Dec. 13, 1927Dec. 14, 1927-Dec. 19, 1931Dec. 20, 1931-Dec. 21, 1935Dec. 22, 1935-Sept. 21, 1938Sept. 29, 1938-June 20, 1941
June 20, 1941-March 9, 1942
March 9, 1942-Feb. 9, 1946Feb. 9, 1946-Sept. 26, 1947
Sept. 26, 1947-April 29, 1948
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Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force
CMSAF Paul W. AireyCMSAF Donald L. HarlowCMSAF Richard D. KislingCMSAF Thomas N. BarnesCMSAF Robert D. GaylorCMSAF James M. McCoyCMSAF Arthur L. AndrewsCMSAF Sam E. ParishCMSAF James C. BinnickerCMSAF Gary R. PfingstonCMSAF David J. CampanaleCMSAF Eric W. BenkenCMSAF Frederick J. FinchCMSAF Gerald R. Murray
April 3, 1967Aug. 1, 1969Oct. 1, 1971Oct. 1, 1973Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1979Aug. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1983July 1, 1986Aug. 1, 1990
Oct. 26, 1994Nov. 5, 1996
July 30, 1999July 1, 2002
July 31, 1969Sept. 30, 1971Sept. 30, 1973
July 31, 1977July 31, 1979July 31, 1981July 31, 1983
June 30, 1986July 31, 1990Oct. 25, 1994Nov. 4, 1996
July 30, 1999July 1, 2002
Air Combat Command
June 1, 1992June 23, 1995Feb. 28, 1996
April 5, 1996June 11, 1999
Feb. 8, 2000Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001
Gen. John Michael LohGen. Joseph W. RalstonLt. Gen. Brett M. Dula (acting)Gen. Richard E. HawleyGen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. John P. JumperLt. Gen. Donald G. Cook (acting)Gen. Hal M. Hornburg
June 22, 1995Feb. 27, 1996
April 4, 1996June 11, 1999
Feb. 8, 2000Sept. 6, 2001Nov. 14, 2001
USAF Vice Chiefs of Staff
April 28, 1948March 17, 1950
Oct. 9, 1950June 29, 1953June 30, 1957June 30, 1961June 30, 1962July 31, 1964Jan. 31, 1965May 31, 1966July 31, 1966July 31, 1968July 31, 1969
April 30, 1972Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 18, 1975
March 31, 1978June 30, 1978Feb. 29, 1980May 31, 1982
Oct. 5, 1983July 31, 1984July 31, 1985Jan. 31, 1987May 24, 1990
March 25, 1991July 28, 1994July 11, 1997May 26, 1999April 17, 2000
Nov. 5, 2001Aug. 11, 2003
Oct. 10, 1947May 27, 1948May 22, 1950Oct. 10, 1950
June 30, 1953July 1, 1957July 1, 1961July 1, 1962
Aug. 1, 1964Feb. 19, 1965June 13, 1966
Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1969May 1, 1972Nov. 1, 1973
Sept. 1, 1975April 1, 1978July 1, 1978
March 1, 1980June 1, 1982Oct. 6, 1983Aug. 1, 1984Aug. 1, 1985Feb. 1, 1987
May 25, 1990May 16, 1991July 29, 1994July 11, 1997May 27, 1999April 17, 2000
Nov. 5, 2001Aug. 12, 2003
Gen. Hoyt S. VandenbergGen. Muir S. FairchildLt. Gen. Lauris Norstad (acting)Gen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Thomas D. WhiteGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Gen. Willliam F. McKeeGen. John P. McConnellGen. William H. BlanchardLt. Gen. Hewitt T. Wheless (acting)Gen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. John D. RyanGen. John C. MeyerGen. Horace M. WadeGen. Richard H. EllisGen. William V. McBrideGen. Lew Allen Jr.Gen. James A. HillGen. Robert C. MathisGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Lawrence A. SkantzeGen. Larry D. WelchGen. John L. PiotrowskiGen. Monroe W. Hatch Jr.Gen. John Michael LohGen. Michael P.C. CarnsGen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr.Gen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. Lester L. LylesGen. John W. HandyGen. Robert H. FoglesongGen. T. Michael Moseley
USAF Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Carl A. SpaatzGen. Hoyt S. VandenbergGen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Thomas D. WhiteGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. John P. McConnellGen. John D. RyanGen. George S. BrownGen. David C. JonesGen. Lew Allen Jr.Gen. Charles A. GabrielGen. Larry D. WelchGen. Michael J. DuganGen. John Michael Loh (acting)Gen. Merrill A. McPeakGen. Ronald R. FoglemanGen. Ralph E. Eberhart (acting)Gen. Michael E. RyanGen. John P. Jumper
Sept. 26, 1947April 30, 1948June 30, 1953
July 1, 1957June 30, 1961
Feb. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1969Aug. 1, 1973July 1, 1974July 1, 1978July 1, 1982July 1, 1986July 1, 1990
Sept. 18, 1990Oct. 30, 1990Oct. 26, 1994Sept. 2, 1997Oct. 6, 1997
Sept. 6, 2001
April 29, 1948June 29, 1953June 30, 1957June 30, 1961Jan. 31, 1965July 31, 1969July 31, 1973
June 30, 1974June 20, 1978June 30, 1982June 30, 1986June 30, 1990Sept. 17, 1990Oct. 29, 1990Oct. 25, 1994Sept. 1, 1997Oct. 5, 1997
Sept. 6, 2001
Secretaries of the Air Force
Stuart SymingtonThomas K. FinletterHarold E. TalbottDonald A. QuarlesJames H. Douglas Jr.Dudley C. SharpEugene M. ZuckertHarold BrownRobert C. Seamans Jr.John L. McLucas (acting)John L. McLucasJames W. Plummer (acting)Thomas C. ReedJohn C. StetsonHans Mark (acting)Hans MarkVerne OrrRussell A. RourkeEdward C. Aldridge Jr. (acting)Edward C. Aldridge Jr.James F. McGovern (acting)John J. Welch Jr. (acting)Donald B. RiceMichael B. Donley (acting)Gen. Merrill A. McPeak (acting)Sheila E. WidnallF. Whitten Peters (acting)F. Whitten PetersLawrence J. Delaney (acting)James G. Roche
Sept. 18, 1947April 24, 1950
Feb. 4, 1953Aug. 15, 1955
May 1, 1957Dec. 11, 1959Jan. 24, 1961
Oct. 1, 1965Feb. 15, 1969May 15, 1973July 18, 1973Nov. 24, 1975
Jan. 2, 1976April 6, 1977
May 18, 1979July 26, 1979Feb. 9, 1981Dec. 9, 1985April 8, 1986June 9, 1986
Dec. 16, 1988April 29, 1989May 22, 1989Jan. 20, 1993July 14, 1993Aug. 6, 1993Nov. 1, 1997
July 30, 1999Jan. 20, 2001June 1, 2001
April 24, 1950Jan. 20, 1953Aug. 13, 1955April 30, 1957Dec. 10, 1959Jan. 20, 1961
Sept. 30, 1965Feb. 15, 1969May 14, 1973July 18, 1973
Nov. 23, 1975Jan. 1, 1976April 6, 1977
May 18, 1979July 26, 1979Feb. 9, 1981
Nov. 30, 1985April 7, 1986June 8, 1986
Dec. 16, 1988April 29, 1989May 21, 1989Jan. 20, 1993July 13, 1993Aug. 5, 1993
Oct. 31, 1997July 30, 1999Jan. 20, 2001June 1, 2001
USAF Leaders Through the Years
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Air Force Communications Command
Formerly Air Force Communications Service. Redesignated Air Force Com-munications Command Nov. 15, 1979. Redesignated Air Force Command,Control, Communications, and Computer Agency, an FOA, July 1, 1991.
Feb. 15, 1962June 30, 1965Oct. 18, 1965
July 2, 1967Aug. 1, 1969
Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 24, 1975Oct. 31, 1977
June 21, 1979July 27, 1981June 1, 1984
Aug. 28, 1986March 29, 1988
May 16, 1989Nov. 9, 1990July 1, 1991
July 1, 1961Feb. 16, 1962
July 1, 1965Oct. 19, 1965July 15, 1967Aug. 1, 1969Nov. 1, 1973
Aug. 25, 1975Nov. 1, 1977
June 22, 1979July 27, 1981June 1, 1984
Aug. 28, 1986March 29, 1988
May 16, 1989Nov. 9, 1990
Maj. Gen. Harold W. GrantMaj. Gen. Kenneth P. BergquistMaj. Gen. J. Francis Taylor (acting)Maj. Gen. Richard P. KlockoMaj. Gen. Robert W. PaulsonMaj. Gen. Paul R. StoneyMaj. Gen. Donald L. WerbeckMaj. Gen. Rupert H. BurrisMaj. Gen. Robert E. SadlerMaj. Gen. Robert T. HerresMaj. Gen. Robert F. McCarthyMaj. Gen. Gerald L. PratherMaj. Gen. John T. StihlMaj. Gen. James S. Cassity Jr.Maj. Gen. Robert H. LudwigMaj. Gen. John S. Fairfield
Established as Army Air Corps Flying Training Command Jan. 23, 1942.Redesignated AAF Flying Training Command March 1942, then AAFTraining Command July 31, 1943. Redesignated ATC July 1, 1946.Redesignated AETC July 1, 1993.
Air Education and Training Command
Lt. Gen. John K. CannonLt. Gen. Robert W. HarperMaj. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus (acting)Lt. Gen. Charles T. MyersLt. Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Lt. Gen. James E. BriggsLt. Gen. Robert W. BurnsLt. Gen. William W. MomyerLt. Gen. Sam Maddux Jr.Lt. Gen. George B. SimlerLt. Gen. William V. McBrideLt. Gen. George H. McKeeGen. John W. RobertsGen. Bennie L. DavisGen. Thomas M. Ryan Jr.Gen. Andrew P. IosueLt. Gen. John A. ShaudLt. Gen. Robert C. OaksLt. Gen. Joseph W. AshyGen. Henry Viccellio Jr.Gen. Billy J. BolesGen. Lloyd W. NewtonGen. Hal M. HornburgLt. Gen. John D. Hopper Jr. (acting)Gen. Donald G. Cook
Oct. 13, 1948June 30, 1954July 25, 1954July 31, 1958July 31, 1959July 31, 1963Aug. 10, 1964June 30, 1966Aug. 30, 1970Sept. 9, 1972Aug. 31, 1974Aug. 28, 1975
April 1, 1979July 28, 1981
June 22, 1983Aug. 27, 1986June 5, 1988
June 24, 1990Dec. 9, 1992
June 19, 1995March 17, 1997
June 22, 2000Nov. 14, 2001Dec. 17, 2001
April 13, 1946Oct. 14, 1948
July 1, 1954July 26, 1954Aug. 1, 1958Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1963
Aug. 11, 1964July 1, 1966
Sept. 1, 1970Sept. 9, 1972Sept. 1, 1974Aug. 29, 1975
April 1, 1979July 29, 1981
June 23, 1983Aug. 28, 1986June 6, 1988
June 25, 1990Dec. 10, 1992June 20, 1995
March 17, 1997June 22, 2000Nov. 14, 2001Dec. 17, 2001
Established March 21, 1946. Reassigned to Continental Air Command(1948). Discontinued July 1, 1950. Re-established as a major commandand organized Jan. 1, 1951. Redesignated Aerospace Defense CommandJan. 15, 1968. Inactivated March 31, 1980.
Air (Aerospace) Defense Command
Lt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerMaj. Gen. Gordon P. SavilleLt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadGen. Benjamin W. ChidlawMaj. Gen. Frederic H. Smith Jr. (acting)Gen. Earle E. PartridgeLt. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonLt. Gen. Robert M. LeeMaj. Gen. Robert H. Terrill (acting)Lt. Gen. Herbert B. ThatcherLt. Gen. Arthur C. Agan Jr.Lt. Gen. Thomas K. McGeheeGen. Seth J. McKeeGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr.Gen. Daniel James Jr.Gen. James E. HillGen. James V. Hartinger
Nov. 30, 1948Sept. 1, 1949
Aug. 24, 1951May 31, 1955July 19, 1955
Sept. 16, 1956Feb. 28, 1961
July 5, 1963July 31, 1963July 31, 1967Feb. 28, 1970June 30, 1973Sept. 30, 1973Aug. 31, 1975Dec. 6, 1977
Dec. 31, 1979March 31, 1980
March 27, 1946Dec. 1, 1948Jan. 1, 1951
Aug. 25, 1951June 1, 1955July 20, 1955
Sept. 17, 1956March 1, 1961
July 6, 1963Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1967
March 1, 1970July 1, 1973Oct. 1, 1973
Sept. 1, 1975Dec. 6, 1977Jan. 1, 1980
See Electronic Security Command.
Air Force Intelligence Command
June 1, 1993Oct. 1, 1993
Maj. Gen. Gary W. O’ShaughnessyMaj. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan
Oct. 1, 1991June 2, 1993
Organized as AAF Materiel and Services July 17, 1944. Redesignated AAFTechnical Service Command Aug. 31, 1944. Redesignated Air TechnicalService Command July 1, 1945. Redesignated Air Materiel CommandMarch 9, 1946. Redesignated Air Force Logistics Command April 1, 1961.Inactivated July 1, 1992.
Air Force Logistics Command
Lt. Gen. Nathan F. TwiningGen. Joseph T. McNarneyLt. Gen. Benjamin W. ChidlawGen. Edwin W. RawlingsLt. Gen. William F. McKee (acting)Gen. Samuel E. AndersonGen. William F. McKeeGen. Mark E. Bradley Jr.Gen. Kenneth B. HobsonGen. Thomas P. GerrityLt. Gen. Lewis L. Mundell (acting)Gen. Jack G. MerrellGen. Jack J. CattonGen. William V. McBrideGen. F. Michael RogersGen. Bryce Poe IIGen. James P. MullinsGen. Earl T. O’LoughlinGen. Alfred G. HansenGen. Charles C. McDonald
Oct. 13, 1947Aug. 31, 1949Aug. 20, 1951Feb. 28, 1959
March 14, 1959July 31, 1961
June 30, 1962July 31, 1965July 31, 1967Feb. 24, 1968
March 28, 1968Sept. 11, 1972Aug. 31, 1974Aug. 31, 1975Jan. 31, 1978July 31, 1981Nov. 1, 1984
July 31, 1987Oct. 31, 1989
July 1, 1992
March 9, 1946Oct. 14, 1947Sept. 1, 1949
Aug. 21, 1951March 1, 1959
March 15, 1959Aug. 1, 1961July 1, 1962
Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1967
Feb. 24, 1968March 29, 1968Sept. 12, 1972
Sept. 1, 1974Sept. 1, 1975Feb. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1984
July 31, 1987Oct. 31, 1989
Air Force Materiel Command
Gen. Ronald W. YatesGen. Henry Viccellio Jr.Lt. Gen. Kenneth E. Eickmann (acting)Gen. George T. Babbitt Jr.Gen. Lester L. LylesGen. Gregory S. Martin
June 30, 1995May 9, 1997
May 29, 1997April 20, 2000Aug. 22, 2003
July 1, 1992June 30, 1995
May 9, 1997May 29, 1997April 20, 2000Aug. 22, 2003
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Air Force Systems Command
Formerly Air Research and Development Command. Redesignated Air ForceSystems Command April 1, 1961. Inactivated July 1, 1992.
Maj. Gen. David M. SchlatterLt. Gen. Earle E. PartridgeLt. Gen. Donald L. PuttLt. Gen. Thomas S. PowerMaj. Gen. John W. Sessums (acting)Lt. Gen. Samuel E. AndersonMaj. Gen. John W. Sessums (acting)Gen. Bernard A. SchrieverGen. James FergusonGen. George S. BrownGen. Samuel C. PhillipsGen. William J. EvansGen. Lew Allen Jr.Gen. Alton D. SlayGen. Robert T. MarshGen. Lawrence A. SkantzeGen. Bernard P. RandolphGen. Ronald W. Yates
Feb. 1, 1950June 24, 1951June 30, 1953April 15, 1954
July 1, 1957Aug. 1, 1957
March 10, 1959April 25, 1959Sept. 1, 1966Sept. 1, 1970Aug. 1, 1973
Sept. 1, 1975Aug. 1, 1977
March 14, 1978Feb. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1984
July 17, 1987April 1, 1990
June 24, 1951June 20, 1953April 14, 1954June 30, 1957July 31, 1957
March 9, 1959April 24, 1959Aug. 31, 1966Aug. 30, 1970July 31, 1973
Aug. 31, 1975July 31, 1977
March 13, 1978Feb. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1984
July 17, 1987April 1, 1990July 1, 1992
Air Force Reserve Command
Jan. 26, 1972March 15, 1972
April 8, 1975April 16, 1979Oct. 31, 1982Oct. 31, 1986Oct. 31, 1990Oct. 31, 1994June 9, 1998
Sept. 25, 1998
Aug. 1, 1968Jan. 27, 1972
March 16, 1972April 16, 1975April 17, 1979
Nov. 1, 1982Nov. 1, 1986Nov. 1, 1990Nov. 1, 1994June 9, 1998
Sept. 25, 1998
Maj. Gen. Rollin B. Moore Jr.Brig. Gen. Alfred Verhulst (acting)Maj. Gen. Homer I. LewisMaj. Gen. William LyonMaj. Gen. Richard BodycombeMaj. Gen. Sloan R. GillMaj. Gen. Roger P. ScheerMaj. Gen. John J. Closner IIIMaj. Gen. Robert A. McIntoshMaj. Gen. David R. Smith (acting)Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III
Formerly Air Force Reserve, AFRC became a major command Feb. 17, 1997.
Sept. 1, 1982July 30, 1984Oct. 1, 1986
Oct. 29, 1987March 29, 1990March 23, 1992
June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000April 19, 2002
Gen. James V. HartingerGen. Robert T. HerresMaj. Gen. Maurice C. PaddenLt. Gen. Donald J. KutynaLt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr.Gen. Donald J. KutynaGen. Charles A. HornerGen. Joseph W. AshyGen. Howell M. Estes IIIGen. Richard B. MyersGen. Ralph E. EberhartGen. Lance W. Lord
July 30, 1984Oct. 1, 1986
Oct. 29, 1987March 29, 1990March 23, 1992
June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000April 19, 2002
Air Force Space Command
Air Mobility Command
Gen. Hansford T. JohnsonGen. Ronald R. FoglemanGen. Robert L. RutherfordGen. Walter KrossGen. Charles T. Robertson Jr.Gen. John W. Handy
Aug. 22, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001
June 1, 1992Aug. 23, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001
Air National GuardOctober 1948
Sept. 25, 1950Jan. 4, 1954Aug. 5, 1962
April 19, 1974Jan. 31, 1977April 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1988
Jan. 28, 1994Jan. 28, 1998Dec. 3, 2001June 3, 2002
Nov. 28, 1945October 1948Oct. 13, 1950Jan. 26, 1954Aug. 6, 1962
April 20, 1974Feb. 1, 1977April 1, 1981Nov. 1, 1988
Jan. 28, 1994Jan. 28, 1998Dec. 3, 2001June 3, 2002
Col. William A.R. RobertsonMaj. Gen. George G. FinchMaj. Gen. Earl T. RicksMaj. Gen. Winston P. WilsonMaj. Gen. I.G. BrownMaj. Gen. John J. PeschMaj. Gen. John T. GuiceMaj. Gen. John B. ConawayMaj. Gen. Philip G. KilleyMaj. Gen. Donald W. ShepperdMaj. Gen. Paul A. Weaver Jr.Brig. Gen. David A. Brubaker (acting)Lt. Gen. Daniel James III
Air Proving Ground Command
Designated a center December 1957.
August 1948June 1950July 1952April 1955July 1957
Maj. Gen. Carl A. BrandtMaj. Gen. William E. KepnerMaj. Gen. Bryant L. BoatnerMaj. Gen. Patrick W. TimberlakeMaj. Gen. Robert W. Burns
October 1946August 1948
July 1950July 1952
August 1955
Air University
May 17, 1948Oct. 15, 1948July 27, 1951Feb. 28, 1953April 14, 1953May 31, 1955
June 30, 1958July 31, 1961Dec. 31, 1963July 31, 1965July 31, 1968July 31, 1970Oct. 31, 1973Aug. 31, 1975
July 1, 1979July 24, 1981Aug. 1, 1984Nov. 6, 1986
July 12, 1988Oct. 6, 1989Jan. 4, 1990
Oct. 26, 1992June 30, 1993
March 15, 1946May 17, 1948Oct. 16, 1948July 28, 1951
March 1, 1953April 15, 1953June 1, 1955July 15, 1958Aug. 1, 1961Jan. 1, 1964Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1970Nov. 1, 1973
Sept. 1, 1975July 1, 1979
July 24, 1981Aug. 1, 1984Nov. 6, 1986
July 12, 1988Oct. 6, 1989Jan. 4, 1990
Oct. 27, 1992
Maj. Gen. Muir S. FairchildMaj. Gen. Robert W. HarperGen. George C. KenneyLt. Gen. Idwal H. EdwardsMaj. Gen. John DeF. Barker (acting)Lt. Gen. Laurence S. KuterLt. Gen. Dean C. StrotherLt. Gen. Walter E. ToddLt. Gen. Troup Miller Jr.Lt. Gen. Ralph P. Swofford Jr.Lt. Gen. John W. Carpenter IIILt. Gen. Albert P. ClarkLt. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem IILt. Gen. F. Michael RogersLt. Gen. Raymond B. FurlongLt. Gen. Stanley M. UmsteadLt. Gen. Charles G. ClevelandLt. Gen. Thomas C. RichardsLt. Gen. Truman SpangrudLt. Gen. Ralph E. HavensMaj. Gen. David C. ReedLt. Gen. Charles G. BoydLt. Gen. Jay W. Kelley
Established as AAF School of Applied Tactics Oct. 16, 1943 (assumedhistory of Air Services School, dating from 1920). Redesignated AAF SchoolJune 1, 1945. Given Majcom status Nov. 29, 1945. Redesignated AU May12, 1946. Part of ATC between May 1978 and July 1983. Ceased to be aMajcom and was assigned to AETC July 1, 1993.
Air Force Special Operations Command
Maj. Gen. Thomas E. EggersMaj. Gen. Bruce L. FisterMaj. Gen. James L. Hobson Jr.Maj. Gen. Charles R. HollandLt. Gen. Maxwell C. BaileyLt. Gen. Paul V. Hester
May 22, 1990June 30, 1991July 22, 1994
July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999
Jan. 16, 2002
June 30, 1991July 22, 1994
July 9, 1997Aug. 5, 1999
Jan. 16, 2002
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Continental Air Command
Established Dec. 1, 1948. Inactivated Aug. 1, 1968.
Lt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerLt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadMaj. Gen. Willis H. HaleLt. Gen. Leon W. JohnsonLt. Gen. Charles B. Stone IIILt. Gen. William E. HallLt. Gen. Gordon A. BlakeLt. Gen. Edward J. TimberlakeLt. Gen. Henry Viccellio Sr.
Dec. 1, 1948April 15, 1949Dec. 14, 1950Feb. 18, 1952Dec. 15, 1955
July 1, 1957Sept. 30, 1961
July 1, 1962Aug. 1, 1966
April 15, 1949Dec. 14, 1950Feb. 18, 1952Dec. 14, 1955June 30, 1957Sept. 30, 1961June 30, 1962
July 1966Aug. 1, 1968
Northeast Air Command
Maj. Gen. Lyman P. WhittenMaj. Gen. Charles T. MyersLt. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus
Oct. 6, 1950March 14, 1952
July 26, 1954
March 14, 1952July 26, 1954
March 31, 1957
Newfoundland Base Command, part of Military Air Transport Service,reorganized and redesignated Northeast Air Command, a new majorcommand, Oct. 1, 1950. Inactivated March 31, 1957.
Headquarters Command
Established as Bolling Field Command (1946). Redesignated HeadquartersCommand, USAF, March 17, 1958. Inactivated in 1976.
Brig. Gen. Burton M. HoveyBrig. Gen. Sydney D. GrubbsBrig. Gen. Morris J. LeeBrig. Gen. Stoyte O. RossMaj. Gen. Reuben C. Hood Jr.Maj. Gen. Brooke E. AllenMaj. Gen. Rollen H. AnthisMaj. Gen. Milton B. AdamsMaj. Gen. Nils O. OhmanMaj. Gen. John L. LockeMaj. Gen. Maurice R. ReillyMaj. Gen. William C. Norris
Jan. 3, 1946Dec. 14, 1948
Oct. 2, 1950June 14, 1952
Aug. 1, 1956Aug. 3, 1959
Jan. 10, 1966Dec. 1, 1967July 5, 1968May 1, 1972
Feb. 26, 1974Sept. 1, 1975
Dec. 13, 1948Oct. 1, 1950
June 13, 1952July 4, 1956
June 30, 1959Dec. 31, 1965Nov. 30, 1967June 30, 1968April 30, 1972Feb. 25, 1974
August 1975June 30, 1976
Activated as Alaskan Air Force (1942). Redesignated Eleventh Air Force(1942). Redesignated Alaskan Air Command (1945). Redesignated 11th AirForce Aug. 9, 1990, under PACAF.
Alaskan Air Command
Feb. 25, 1949Dec. 27, 1950Oct. 14, 1952Feb. 26, 1953
Feb. 1, 1956Feb. 24, 1956July 16, 1956Oct. 23, 1956
June 27, 1957Aug. 18, 1957Aug. 13, 1958July 19, 1961July 25, 1961Aug. 8, 1963
Aug. 14, 1963Nov. 14, 1966July 24, 1969July 31, 1972June 5, 1973
March 2, 1974March 18, 1974
June 30, 1975Oct. 14, 1976
June 30, 1978April 1, 1981
Aug. 31, 1983Sept. 26, 1985May 22, 1988Aug. 9, 1990
Brig. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonBrig. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Maj. Gen. William D. OldBrig. Gen. W.R. AgeeMaj. Gen. George R. AchesonBrig. Gen. T. Alan Bennett (acting)Lt. Gen. Joseph H. AtkinsonMaj. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Maj. Gen. James H. DaviesLt. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong Jr.Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. GibsonMaj. Gen. C.F. NecrasonBrig. Gen. Jack A. Gibbs (acting)Maj. Gen. Wendell W. BowmanCol. Alfred Walton (acting)Maj. Gen. James C. JensenMaj. Gen. Thomas E. MooreMaj. Gen. Joseph A. CunninghamMaj. Gen. Donavon F. SmithMaj. Gen. Charles W. Carson Jr.Col. David T. Stockman (acting)Maj. Gen. Jack K. GambleLt. Gen. James E. HillLt. Gen. M.L. BoswellLt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr.Lt. Gen. Lynwood E. ClarkLt. Gen. Bruce K. BrownLt. Gen. David L. NicholsLt. Gen. Thomas G. McInerney
Oct. 1, 1946Feb. 26, 1949Dec. 27, 1950Oct. 27, 1952Feb. 26, 1953
Feb. 1, 1956Feb. 24, 1956July 17, 1956Oct. 24, 1956
June 28, 1957Aug. 19, 1957Aug. 14, 1958July 20, 1961July 26, 1961Aug. 9, 1963
Aug. 15, 1963Nov. 15, 1966July 25, 1969Aug. 1, 1972
June 18, l973March 3, 1974
March 19, 1974July 1, 1975
Oct. 15, 1976July 1, 1978April 1, 1981
Sept. 1, 1983Sept. 27, 1985May 22, 1988
Electronic Security Command
Formerly USAF Security Service. Redesignated: Electronic Security Com-mand Aug. 1, 1979; Air Force Intelligence Command Oct. 1, 1991; Air In-telligence Agency, Oct. 1, 1993.
July 5, 1949Feb. 21, 1951Feb. 13, 1953
Jan. 3, 1957Aug. 5, 1959
Sept. 20, 1959Aug. 31, 1962Oct. 15, 1965July 18, 1969Feb. 23, 1973May 16, 1974July 31, 1975Jan. 18, 1979July 31, 1983April 16, 1985Aug. 14, 1989
Oct. 1, 1991
Oct. 26, 1948July 6, 1949
Feb. 22, 1951Feb. 14, 1953
Jan. 4, 1957Aug. 6, 1959
Sept. 21, 1959Sept. 1, 1962Oct. 16, 1965July 19, 1969Feb. 24, 1973May 17, 1974Aug. 1, 1975
Jan. 19, 1979Aug. 1, 1983
April 17, 1985Aug. 15, 1989
Col. Roy H. LynnCol. Travis M. HetheringtonMaj. Gen. Roy H. LynnMaj. Gen. Harold H. BassettMaj. Gen. Gordon L. BlakeMaj. Gen. John B. AckermanMaj. Gen. Millard LewisMaj. Gen. Richard P. KlockoMaj. Gen. Louis E. CoiraMaj. Gen. Carl W. StapletonMaj. Gen. Walter T. GalliganMaj. Gen. Howard P. SmithMaj. Gen. Kenneth D. BurnsMaj. Gen. Doyle E. LarsonMaj. Gen. John B. MarksMaj. Gen. Paul H. MartinMaj. Gen. Gary W. O’Shaughnessy
Pacific Air Command/Seventh Air Force
Formerly Seventh Air Force. Redesignated Pacific Air Command Dec. 15,1947. Discontinued June 1, 1949.
Maj. Gen. Ralph H. WootenBrig. Gen. Robert F. Travis
Aug. 31, 1948June 1, 1949
April 1947Sept. 1, 1948
Military Airlift Command
Maj. Gen. Robert W. HarperLt. Gen. Laurence S. KuterLt. Gen. Joseph SmithLt. Gen. William H. TunnerGen. Joe W. Kelly Jr.Gen. Howell M. Estes Jr.Gen. Jack J. CattonLt. Gen. Jay T. Robbins (acting)Gen. Paul K. CarltonGen. William G. Moore Jr.Gen. Robert E. HuyserGen. James R. AllenGen. Thomas M. Ryan Jr.Gen. Duane H. CassidyGen. Hansford T. Johnson
June 1, 1948Oct. 28, 1951
June 30, 1958May 31, 1960July 18, 1964July 31, 1969
Sept. 12, 1972Sept. 25, 1972
March 31, 1977June 30, 1979June 26, 1981June 30, 1983Sept. 19, 1985Sept. 20, 1989
June 1, 1992
July 1, 1947June 1, 1948
Nov. 15, 1951July 1, 1958
June 1, 1960July 19, 1964Aug. 1, 1969
Sept. 12, 1972Sept. 26, 1972
April 1, 1977July 1, 1979
June 26, 1981July 1, 1983
Sept. 20, 1985Sept. 20, 1989
Antecedents: AAC Ferrying Command (1941); AAF Ferrying Command(1942); Air Transport Command (1942, inactivated June 1, 1948). MilitaryAir Transport Service established June 1, 1948. Redesignated Military AirliftCommand Jan. 1, 1966. In 1982, the inactivated Air Transport Commandwas consolidated with MAC. Inactivated June 1, 1992.
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Strategic Air Command
Gen. George C. KenneyGen. Curtis E. LeMayGen. Thomas S. PowerGen. John D. RyanGen. Joseph J. NazzaroGen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. John C. MeyerGen. Russell E. DoughertyGen. Richard H. EllisGen. Bennie L. DavisGen. Larry D. WelchGen. John T. ChainGen. George L. Butler
Oct. 18, 1948June 30, 1957Nov. 30, 1964Jan. 31, 1967July 28, 1968April 30, 1972July 31, 1974July 31, 1977July 31, 1981July 31, 1985
June 30, 1986Jan. 31, 1991June 1, 1992
March 21, 1946Oct. 19, 1948
July 1, 1957Dec. 1, 1964Feb. 1, 1967
July 29, 1968May 1, 1972Aug. 1, 1974Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1981Aug. 1, 1985July 1, 1986Feb. 1, 1991
Established as Continental Air Forces Dec. 13, 1944. RedesignatedStrategic Air Command March 21, 1946. Inactivated June 1, 1992.
Pacific Air Forces
Lt. Gen. Ennis C. WhiteheadLt. Gen. George E. StratemeyerLt. Gen. Earle E. Partridge (acting)Gen. Otto P. WeylandGen. Earle E. PartridgeGen. Laurence S. KuterGen. Emmett O’Donnell Jr.Gen. Jacob E. SmartGen. Hunter Harris Jr.Gen. John D. RyanGen. Joseph J. NazzaroGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr.Gen. John W. VogtGen. Louis L. Wilson Jr.Lt. Gen. James A. HillLt. Gen. James D. HughesLt. Gen. Arnold W. BraswellGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Robert W. BazleyGen. Jack I. GregoryGen. Merrill A. McPeakLt. Gen. James B. DavisGen. Jimmie V. AdamsGen. Robert L. RutherfordGen. John G. LorberGen. Richard B. MyersGen. Patrick K. GambleLt. Gen. Lansford E. Trapp (acting)Gen. William J. Begert
April 25, 1949May 20, 1951June 9, 1951
March 25, 1954May 31, 1955July 31, 1959July 31, 1963July 31, 1964Jan. 31, 1967July 31, 1968July 31, 1971
Sept. 30, 1973June 30, 1974May 31, 1977
June 14, 1978July 1, 1981
Sept. 30, 1983Nov. 1, 1984
Dec. 16, 1986July 22, 1988Oct. 30, 1990Feb. 19, 1991Jan. 25, 1993Oct. 12, 1994
July 7, 1997July 23, 1998April 9, 2001May 4, 2001
Dec. 30, 1945April 26, 1949May 21, 1951
June 10, 1951March 26, 1954
June 1, 1955Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1964Feb. 1, 1967Aug. 1, 1968Aug. 1, 1971Oct. 1, 1973July 1, 1974
June 1, 1977June 15, 1978
July 1, 1981Oct. 8, 1983Nov. 1, 1984
Dec. 16, 1986July 22, 1988Nov. 5, 1990
Feb. 19, 1991Jan. 26, 1993Oct. 12, 1994
July 7, 1997July 23, 1998April 9, 2001May 4, 2001
Activated as Far East Air Forces Aug. 3, 1944. Redesignated Pacific AirCommand, US Army, Dec. 6, 1945. Redesignated FEAF Jan. 1, 1947.Redesignated Pacific Air Forces July 1, 1957.
USAF Academy Superintendents
Lt. Gen. Hubert R. HarmonMaj. Gen. James E. BriggsMaj. Gen. William S. StoneMaj. Gen. Robert H. WarrenLt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Sr.Lt. Gen. Albert P. ClarkLt. Gen. James R. AllenLt. Gen. Kenneth L. TallmanMaj. Gen. Robert E. KelleyLt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr.Lt. Gen. Charles R. HammLt. Gen. Bradley C. HosmerLt. Gen. Paul E. SteinLt. Gen. Tad J. OelstromLt. Gen. John R. DallagerLt. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr.
July 27, 1954July 28, 1956
Aug. 17, 1959July 1, 1962July 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1970Aug. 1, 1974
June 28, 1977June 16, 1981June 16, 1983June 26, 1987
July 1, 1991July 8, 1994Aug. 1, 1997June 9, 2000June 1, 2003
July 27, 1956Aug. 16, 1959June 30, 1962June 30, 1965July 31, 1970July 31, 1974
June 27, 1977June 15, 1981June 15, 1983June 25, 1987
July 1, 1991July 7, 1994
July 31, 1997June 9, 2000June 1, 2003
Activated as Panama Canal Air Force (1940). Redesignated Caribbean Air Force(1941). Redesignated 6th Air Force Feb. 5, 1942, then Sixth Air Force Sept. 18,1942. Redesignated Caribbean Air Command July 31, 1946. Redesignated US AirForces Southern Command July 8, 1963. Inactivated Jan. 1, 1976.
US Air Forces Southern Command/Caribbean
Maj. Gen. Hubert R. HarmonBrig. Gen. Glen C. Jamison (acting)Maj. Gen. Willis H. HaleBrig. Gen. Rosenham BeamBrig. Gen. Emil C. KielMaj. Gen. Reuben C. Hood Jr.Maj. Gen. Truman H. LandonMaj. Gen. Leland S. StranathanMaj. Gen. Robert A. BreitweiserMaj. Gen. Reginald J. ClizbeMaj. Gen. Kenneth O. SanbornMaj. Gen. Arthur G. SalisburyMaj. Gen. James M. Breedlove
Oct. 3, 1947Nov. 12, 1947Oct. 19, 1949Nov. 5, 1950
June 10, 1953June 16, 1956
June 1, 1959Sept. 8, 1963
July 9, 1966June 14, 1968
April 7, 1972October 1974
Jan. 1, 1976
July 31, 1946Oct. 4, 1947
Nov. 13, 1947Oct. 20, 1949Nov. 6, 1950
June 11, 1953June 20, 1956
Aug. 3, 1959Sept. 11, 1963
Aug. 6, 1966June 14, 1968
April 7, 1972October 1974
Tactical Air Command
Established March 21, 1946. Reassigned to Continental Air Command(1948). Removed from CAC and returned to major command status Dec. 1,1950. Inactivated June 1, 1992.
Lt. Gen. Elwood R. QuesadaMaj. Gen. Robert M. LeeMaj. Gen. Glenn O. BarcusGen. John K. CannonGen. Otto P. WeylandGen. Frank F. EverestGen. Walter C. Sweeney Jr.Gen. Gabriel P. DisoswayGen. William W. MomyerGen. Robert J. DixonGen. W.L. CreechGen. Jerome F. O’MalleyGen. Robert D. RussGen. John Michael Loh
March 21, 1946Dec. 24, 1948July 17, 1950Jan. 25, 1951April 1, 1954Aug. 1, 1959Oct. 1, 1961Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1968Oct. 1, 1973May 1, 1978Nov. 1, 1984
May 22, 1985March 27, 1991
Nov. 23, 1948June 20, 1950Jan. 25, 1951
March 31, 1954July 31, 1959
Sept. 30, 1961July 31, 1965July 31, 1968
Sept. 30, 1973April 30, 1978
Nov. 1, 1984April 20, 1985
March 26, 1991June 1, 1992
Activated as 8th Air Force (1942). Redesignated Eighth Air Force Sept. 18,1942. Redesignated US Strategic Air Forces in Europe (1944). Redesig-nated USAFE Aug. 7, 1945.
US Air Forces in Europe
Brig. Gen. John F. McBlain (acting)Lt. Gen. Curtis E. LeMayLt. Gen. John K. CannonGen. Lauris NorstadLt. Gen. William H. TunnerGen. Frank F. EverestGen. Frederic H. Smith Jr.Gen. Truman H. LandonGen. Gabriel P. DisoswayGen. Bruce K. HollowayGen. Maurice A. PrestonGen. Horace M. WadeGen. Joseph R. HolzappleGen. David C. JonesGen. John W. VogtGen. Richard H. EllisGen. William J. EvansGen. John W. PaulyGen. Charles A. GabrielGen. Billy M. MinterGen. Charles L. Donnelly Jr.Gen. William L. KirkGen. Michael J. DuganGen. Robert C. OaksGen. James L. JamersonGen. Richard E. HawleyGen. Michael E. RyanLt. Gen. William J. Begert (acting)Gen. John P. JumperGen. Gregory S. MartinGen. Robert H. Foglesong
Oct. 20, 1947Oct. 15, 1948Jan. 20, 1951July 26, 1953
June 30, 1957July 31, 1959
June 30, 1961July 31, 1963July 31, 1965July 31, 1966July 31, 1968Jan. 31, 1969Aug. 31, 1971June 30, 1974Aug. 31, 1975July 31, 1977Aug. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1980
June 30, 1982Nov. 1, 1984May 1, 1987
April 12, 1989June 26, 1990July 29, 1994July 16, 1995April 4, 1996Oct. 5, 1997Dec. 5, 1997
Jan. 13, 2000Aug. 12, 2003
Aug. 14, 1947Oct. 20, 1947Oct. 16, 1948Jan. 21, 1951July 27, 1953
July 1, 1957Aug. 1, 1959July 1, 1961
Aug. 1, 1963Aug. 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1968Feb. 1, 1969
Sept. 1, 1971July 1, 1974
Sept. 1, 1975Aug. 1, 1977Aug. 1, 1978Aug. 1, 1980July 1, 1982
Nov. 1, 1984May 1, 1987
April 12, 1989June 26, 1990July 29, 1994July 17, 1995April 4, 1996Oct. 6, 1997Dec. 5, 1997
Jan. 13, 2000Aug. 12, 2003
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200444
Vice Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAFAdm. David E. Jeremiah, USNAdm. William A. Owens, USNGen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Peter Pace, USMC
Feb. 28, 1990Feb. 28, 1994Feb. 27, 1996Feb. 29, 2000
Oct. 1, 2001
Feb. 6, 1987March 1, 1990March 1, 1994March 1, 1996March 1, 2000
Oct. 1, 2001
US Pacific Command
Feb. 28, 1947Dec. 3, 1947
April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958
June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972
Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979
July 1, 1983Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999
May 2, 2002
Adm. John H. Towers, USNAdm. Louis E. Denfeld, USNAdm. Dewitt C. Ramsey, USNAdm. Arthur W. Radford, USNAdm. Felix B. Stump, USNAdm. Harry D. Felt, USNAdm. U.S. Grant Sharp, USNAdm. John S. McCain Jr., USNAdm. Noel A.M. Gayler, USNAdm. Maurice E. Weisner, USNAdm. Robert L.J. Long, USNAdm. William J. Crowe Jr., USNAdm. Ronald J. Hays Jr., USNAdm. Huntington Hardisty, USNAdm. Charles R. Larson, USNLt. Gen. Harold T. Fields, USAAdm. Richard C. Macke, USNAdm. Joseph W. Prueher, USNAdm. Dennis C. Blair, USNAdm. Thomas B. Fargo, USN
Jan. 1, 1947Feb. 28, 1947
Dec. 3, 1947April 30, 1949July 10, 1953July 31, 1958
June 30, 1964July 31, 1968Sept. 1, 1972
Aug. 30, 1976Oct. 31, 1979
July 1, 1983Sept. 18, 1985Sept. 30, 1988March 1, 1991July 11, 1994July 19, 1994Jan. 31, 1996Feb. 20, 1999
May 2, 2002
Secretaries of Defense
James V. ForrestalLouis A. JohnsonGeorge C. MarshallRobert A. LovettCharles E. WilsonNeil H. McElroyThomas S. GatesRobert S. McNamaraClark M. CliffordMelvin R. LairdElliot L. RichardsonJames R. SchlesingerDonald H. RumsfeldHarold BrownCaspar W. WeinbergerFrank C. CarlucciRichard B. CheneyLes AspinWilliam J. PerryWilliam S. CohenDonald H. Rumsfeld
March 28, 1949Sept. 19, 1950Sept. 12, 1951Jan. 20, 1953
Oct. 8, 1957Dec. 1, 1959
Jan. 20, 1961Feb. 29, 1968Jan. 20, 1969Jan. 29, 1973May 24, 1973Nov. 19, 1975Jan. 20, 1977Jan. 20, 1981Nov. 23, 1987Jan. 20, 1989Jan. 20, 1993Feb. 3, 1994
Jan. 23, 1997Jan. 20, 2001
Sept. 17, 1947March 28, 1949Sept. 21, 1950Sept. 17, 1951Jan. 28, 1953
Oct. 9, 1957Dec. 2, 1959
Jan. 21, 1961March 1, 1968Jan. 22, 1969Jan. 30, 1973
July 2, 1973Nov. 20, 1975Jan. 21, 1977Jan. 21, 1981Nov. 23, 1987
March 21, 1989Jan. 21, 1993Feb. 3, 1994
Jan. 24, 1997Jan. 20, 2001
DOD Leaders Through the Years
Formerly US Atlantic Command, established Dec. 1, 1947, redesignatedOct. 7, 1999.
US Joint Forces Command
Feb. 1, 1950Aug. 15, 1951April 12, 1954Feb. 28, 1960April 30, 1963April 30, 1965June 17, 1967Sept. 30, 1970Oct. 31, 1972May 30, 1975
Sept. 30, 1978Sept. 30, 1982Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 22, 1988May 18, 1990July 13, 1992Oct. 31, 1994
Sept. 24, 1997Sept. 5, 2000
Oct. 2, 2002
Adm. William H.P. Blandy, USNAdm. William M. Fechteler, USNAdm. Lynde D. McCormick, USNAdm. Jerauld Wright, USNAdm. Robert L. Dennison, USNAdm. Harold P. Smith, USNAdm. Thomas H. Moorer, USNAdm. Ephraim P. Holmes, USNAdm. Charles K. Duncan, USNAdm. Ralph W. Cousins, USNAdm. Isaac C. Kidd Jr., USNAdm. Harry D. Train II, USNAdm. Wesley D. McDonald, USNAdm. Lee Baggett Jr., USNAdm. Frank B. Kelso II, USNAdm. Leon A. Edney, USNAdm. Paul D. Miller, USNGen. John J. Sheehan, USMCAdm. Harold W. Gehman Jr., USNGen. William F. Kernan, USAAdm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., USN
Feb. 3, 1947Feb. 1, 1950
Aug. 15, 1951April 12, 1954Feb. 28, 1960April 30, 1963April 30, 1965June 17, 1967Sept. 30, 1970
Oct. 31, 1972May 30, 1975
Sept. 30, 1978Sept. 30, 1982Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 22, 1988May 18, 1990July 13, 1992Oct. 31, 1994
Sept. 24, 1997Sept. 5, 2000
Oct. 2, 2002
Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. of the Army Omar N. BradleyAdm. Arthur W. Radford, USNGen. Nathan F. Twining, USAFGen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USAGen. Maxwell D. Taylor, USAGen. Earle G. Wheeler, USAAdm. Thomas H. Moorer, USNGen. George S. Brown, USAFGen. David C. Jones, USAFGen. John W. Vessey Jr., USAAdm. William J. Crowe Jr., USNGen. Colin L. Powell, USAAdm. David Jeremiah, USN (acting)Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USAGen. Henry H. Shelton, USAGen. Richard B. Myers, USAF
Aug. 16, 1949Aug. 15, 1953Aug. 15, 1957
Oct. 1, 1960Oct. 1, 1962July 3, 1964July 2, 1970July 1, 1974
June 21, 1978June 18, 1982
Oct. 1, 1985Oct. 1, 1989Oct. 1, 1993
Oct. 25, 1993Oct. 1, 1997Oct. 1, 2001
Aug. 15, 1953Aug. 15, 1957
Sept. 30, 1960Sept. 30, 1962
July 1, 1964July 2, 1970July 1, 1974
June 20, 1978June 18, 1982Sept. 30, 1985Sept. 30, 1989Sept. 30, 1993Oct. 24, 1993
Sept. 30, 1997Oct. 1, 2001
US European Command
July 11, 1953Nov. 20, 1956
Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974
June 27, 1979June 25, 1987June 23, 1992Oct. 21, 1993July 10, 1997May 2, 2000
Jan. 16, 2003
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, USAGen. Alfred M. Gruenther, USAGen. Lauris Norstad, USAFGen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USAGen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, USAGen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., USAGen. Bernard W. Rogers, USAGen. John R. Galvin, USAGen. John M. Shalikashvili, USAGen. George A. Joulwan, USAGen. Wesley K. Clark, USAGen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAFGen. James L. Jones, USMC
Aug. 1, 1952July 11, 1953
Nov. 20, 1956Nov. 1, 1962May 5, 1969Nov. 1, 1974
June 27, 1979June 25, 1987June 23, 1992Oct. 21, 1993July 10, 1997May 2, 2000
Jan. 16, 2003
US Northern Command
Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF Oct. 1, 2002
US Central Command
Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988
Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994
Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000July 7, 2003
Jan. 1, 1983Nov. 27, 1985Nov. 23, 1988
Aug. 9, 1991Aug. 5, 1994
Aug. 13, 1997July 6, 2000July 7, 2003
Gen. Robert C. Kingston, USAGen. George B. Crist, USMCGen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USAGen. Joseph P. Hoar, USMCGen. J.H. Binford Peay III, USAGen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMCGen. Tommy R. Franks, USAGen. John Abizaid, USA
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2004 45
North American Aerospace Defense Command
July 30, 1959July 30, 1962
March 30, 1965July 29, 1966July 31, 1969
Sept. 30, 1973Aug. 29, 1975
Dec. 5, 1977Dec. 31, 1979July 30, 1984Feb. 5, 1987
March 30, 1990June 30, 1992Sept. 12, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 13, 1998Feb. 22, 2000
Gen. Earle E. Partridge, USAFGen. Laurence S. Kuter, USAFGen. John K. Gerhart, USAFGen. Dean C. Strother, USAFGen. Raymond J. Reeves, USAFGen. Seth J. McKee, USAFGen. Lucius D. Clay Jr., USAFGen. Daniel James Jr., USAFGen. James E. Hill, USAFGen. James V. Hartinger, USAFGen. Robert T. Herres, USAFGen. John L. Piotrowski, USAFGen. Donald J. Kutyna, USAFGen. Charles A. Horner, USAFGen. Joseph W. Ashy, USAFGen. Howell M. Estes III, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF
Sept. 12, 1957Aug. 1, 1959Aug. 1, 1962April 1, 1965Aug. 1, 1966Aug. 1, 1969Oct. 1, 1973
Sept. 1, 1975Dec. 6, 1977Jan. 1, 1980
July 30, 1984Feb. 6, 1987April 1, 1990
June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 27, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000
NORAD Leaders Through the Years
US Space Command
Feb. 5, 1987March 30, 1990
June 30, 1992Sept. 12, 1994Aug. 26, 1996Aug. 13, 1998Feb. 22, 2000
Oct. 1, 2002
Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAFGen. John L. Piotrowski, USAFGen. Donald J. Kutyna, USAFGen. Charles A. Horner, USAFGen. Joseph W. Ashy, USAFGen. Howell M. Estes III, USAFGen. Richard B. Myers, USAFGen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF
Sept. 23, 1985Feb. 6, 1987April 1, 1990
June 30, 1992Sept. 13, 1994Aug. 27, 1996Aug. 14, 1998Feb. 22, 2000
Deactivated Oct. 1, 2002, when its functions merged with US StrategicCommand.
US Southern Command
June 1948October 1949
April 1952June 1954
January 1957February 1958
July 1960January 1961
June 1963February 1965February 1969
September 1971January 1973
July 1975September 1979
May 1983March 1985
June 1987July 1989
November 1990November 1993
January 1994February 1996
June 1996July 1997
Sept. 8, 2000Sept. 30, 2001Aug. 18, 2002
November 1947June 1948
October 1949April 1952June 1954
January 1957April 1958July 1960
January 1961June 1963
February 1965February 1969
September 1971January 1973August 1975
October 1979May 1983
March 1985June 1987
September 1989November 1990December 1993
February 1994March 1996
July 1996August 1997
Sept. 8, 2000Sept. 30, 2001Aug. 18, 2002
Lt. Gen. Willis Crittenberger, USALt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, USALt. Gen. William H.H. Morris, USALt. Gen. Horace L. McBride, USALt. Gen. William K. Harrison, USALt. Gen. Robert M. Montague, USALt. Gen. Ridgely Gaither, USALt. Gen. Robert F. Sink, USALt. Gen. Andrew P. O’Meara, USAGen. Andrew P. O’Meara, USAGen. Robert W. Porter, USAGen. George R. Mather, USAGen. George V. Underwood, USAGen. William B. Rosson, USALt. Gen. Dennis P. McAuliffe, USALt. Gen. Wallace H. Nutting, USAGen. Paul F. Gorman, USAGen. John R. Galvin, USAGen. Fred F. Woerner, USAGen. Maxwell R. Thurman, USAGen. George A. Joulwan, USAMaj. Gen. W.A. Worthington, USAGen. Barry McCaffrey, USARAdm. James Perkins, USNGen. Wesley K. Clark, USAGen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMCGen. Peter Pace, USMCMaj. Gen. G.D. Speer, USA (acting)Gen. James T. Hill, USA
Formerly US Caribbean Command (1947). Activated in 1963.
US Transportation Command
Sept. 21, 1989Aug. 24, 1992Oct. 17, 1994July 14, 1996Aug. 2, 1998Nov. 5, 2001
Gen. Duane H. Cassidy, USAFGen. H.T. Johnson, USAFGen. Ronald R. Fogleman, USAFGen. Robert L. Rutherford, USAFGen. Walter Kross, USAFGen. Charles T. Robertson Jr., USAFGen. John W. Handy, USAF
July 1, 1987Sept. 22, 1989Aug. 25, 1992Oct. 18, 1994July 15, 1996Aug. 3, 1998Nov. 5, 2001
US Special Operations Command
June 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996
Sept. 25, 1997Oct. 27, 2000Sept. 2, 2003
Gen. James J. Lindsay, USAGen. Carl W. Stiner, USAGen. Wayne A. Downing, USAGen. Henry H. Shelton, USAGen. Peter J. Schoomaker, USAGen. Charles R. Holland, USAFGen. Bryan D. Brown, USA
April 16, 1987June 27, 1990May 20, 1993Feb. 29, 1996
Nov. 5, 1997Oct. 27, 2000Sept. 2, 2003
US Strategic Command
Feb. 13, 1994Feb. 21, 1996June 25, 1998Nov. 30, 2001
Gen. G. Lee Butler, USAFAdm. Henry G. Chiles Jr., USNGen. Eugene E. Habiger, USAFAdm. Richard W. Mies, USNAdm. James O. Ellis Jr., USN
June 1, 1992Feb. 14, 1994Feb. 22, 1996June 26, 1998Nov. 30, 2001
Merged the functions of US Space Command into STRATCOM Oct. 1, 2002.
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200448
USAF Total Force(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
FYs 1998-2003 are actual figures; FY 2004 is an estimate. *FY02 and FY03 rates higher due to Stop-Loss.
Air Force active duty
OfficersEnlistedCadets
Total Air Force active duty
Career re-enlistments (second term)RateFirst-term re-enlistmentsRate
Civilian personnel
Direct hire (excluding technicians)ANGTechnicians: AFRCIndirect hire—foreign nationals
Total civilian personnel
Guard and Reserve
Air National Guard, Selected ReserveAFRC, Selected ReserveAFRC, Individual Ready Reserve
Total Ready Reserve
Standby
Total Guard and Reserve
FY99
70,318286,169
4,103
360,590
30,39284%
8,19649%
126,68522,892
9,4706,693
165,740
105,71571,77254,271
231,758
17,129
248,887
FY00
69,023282,356
4,275
355,654
32,04284%
9,91752%
122,31222,781
9,5836,508
161,184
106,36572,34050,304
229,009
16,429
245,438
FY01
68,862280,410
4,299
353,571
30,38084%
10,48556%
121,32124,228
9,8716,450
161,870
108,48574,86947,940
231,294
17,826
249,120
FY98
71,892291,590
3,988
367,470
31,30085%
10,40054%
133,33223,388
9,3766,749
172,845
108,09671,97056,459
236,525
16,042
252,567
FY02
72,032292,061
4,158
368,251
34,09388%*
10,66672%*
124,39224,109
8,4806,331
163,312
112,07576,63241,095
229,802
17,430
247,232
FY03
73,758297,219
4,085
375,062
31,02690%*8,23261%*
129,35820,718
8,0416,416
164,533
108,13774,75436,665
219,556
17,587
237,143
People 2004 USAF Almanac
Does not include 4,085 cadets.
USAF Educational Levels(As of Dec. 31, 2003)
EnlistedHigh schoolSome college (< 2 years)AA/AS degree or equivalent hoursBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeTotal
OfficersBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeDoctoral degreeProfessional degreeTotal
Percent
8.3
73.0
13.94.20.6100
50.539.7
1.48.4100
Number
24,841
218,466
41,59812,569
1,795299,269
36,88428,995
1,0226,135
73,036
FY04
69,500285,800
4,000
359,300
30,00085%
9,00055%
128,19524,405
9,9916,171
168,762
107,03075,80048,000
230,830
18,000
248,830
FY04 numbers are estimates.
Armed Forces Manpower Trends, End Strength in Thousands(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Active duty military
Air ForceArmyMarine CorpsNavy
Total
Selected Guard and Reserve
Air National GuardAFRCArmy National GuardArmy ReserveMarine Corps ReserveNaval Reserve
Total
Direct-hire civilian (full-time equivalents)
Air ForceArmyNavy/Marine CorpsDefense agencies
Total
FY00
356482173373
1,384
10672
353207
4087
865
155230185107
677
FY01
354481173378
1,386
10975
352206
4088
870
155229183104
671
FY02
368487174383
1,412
11277
351207
4088
875
154231185101
671
FY98
368484173382
1,407
10872
362205
4193
881
166239196116
717
FY99
361479173373
1,386
10672
358207
4089
872
160232190110
692
FY04
359482175374
1,390
10776
350205
4086
864
149226181
86
642
FY03
375499178382
1,434
10875
351212
4188
875
149226182
86
643
USAF Marital Status(As of Dec. 31, 2003)
Total percent marriedPercent of enlistedPercent of officersNumber of USAF couplesNumber married to members of other services
58.455.371.0
20,786
1,410
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Includes active Title 5 civilians with permanentappointments, US citizens only.
Excludes Title 32 technicians, temporary employees,and foreign/local nationals.
aScientific and Technical.
bSenior Executive Service (Includes ES, IE, and IP).
The Civilian Force(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Force
010
54
212647
101221695151
62601000
1,350
Air Force Civilian Personnel:Average Age and Length of Service
General scheduleFederal wage systemAverage age
Average length of service(overall)
474647
17.4 years
Oth
er
Min
ori
ties
Gra
de
To
tal
Bla
ck
s
Wo
me
n
Active Duty Force Demographics(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Officers
GeneralColonelLieutenant ColonelMajorCaptainFirst LieutenantSecond Lieutenant
Total
Enlisted
Chief Master Sergeantof the Air Force
Chief Master SergeantSenior Master SergeantMaster SergeantTechnical SergeantStaff SergeantSergeant/Senior AirmanAirman First ClassAirmanAirman Basic
Total
Total personnel
2743,789
10,68316,00722,670
9,63610,699
73,758
12,8565,718
30,36246,00075,80652,47757,96312,12413,912
297,219
370,977
12218617956
1,607770778
4,958
4941,1286,2288,499
13,10710,008
9,4201,8462,118
52,848
57,806
13448
1,3642,4364,7422,0882,388
13,479
330617
3,3966,521
16,50912,41112,632
3,8533,066
59,335
72,814
02094
276707268365
1,730
1957
397692
1,6781,3772,791
622715
8,348
10,078
Average ages of military personnel: Officers 35, Enlisted 28Total does not include 4,085 cadets.
Air Force Personnel Strength(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
2004 number is an estimate.
Year
19731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004
Year
194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972
Year
190719081909191019111912191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939
Strength
31327112351
114122208311
1,218195,023
25,6039,050
11,6499,6429,441
10,5479,6709,674
10,07810,54912,13113,53114,78015,02815,09915,86116,24717,23319,14721,08923,455
Strength
51,165152,125764,415
2,197,1142,372,2922,282,259
455,515305,827387,730419,347411,277788,381973,474977,593947,918959,946909,958919,835871,156840,028814,213820,490883,330868,644855,802823,633886,350897,426904,759862,062791,078755,107725,635
Strength
690,999643,795612,551585,207570,479569,491559,450557,969570,302582,845592,044597,125601,515608,199607,035576,446570,880535,233510,432470,315444,351426,327400,409389,001377,385367,470360,590355,654353,571368,251375,062359,300
Wage Grade
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Force
21262354188
1,183936
1,7813,3942,931
11,6833,0841,442
20340
2000
27,504
Wage GradeLeader
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Wage GradeSupervisory
Grade
123456789101112131415161718
Total
Force
211620214992
107191699971396204138169
90372716
3,264
GeneralSchedule/
Other
Force
47143689
2,8168,2845,7068,2991,119
12,192621
15,65716,714
9,4422,814
9620000
1610
85,666
Grade
123456789101112131415161718STa
SESb
Other
Total
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USAF Personnel byGeographic Area
(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Total militarypersonnel
US territory andspecial locations
Total in foreigncountries
Western and southernEuropeGermanyUKItalyTurkeySpainAll other countries
East Asia and PacificJapan/OkinawaSouth KoreaAll other countries
Africa, Near East,South AsiaSaudi ArabiaEgyptAll other countries
Western hemisphereCanadaAll other countries
Other areas
375,062
300,383
74,679
35,56816,208
9,8664,6261,669
2972,902
24,09414,319
9,600175
4,722637
524,033
35181
270
9,944
Active Duty Force by Grade(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Grade
Officers
GeneralLieutenant GeneralMajor GeneralBrigadier GeneralColonelLieutenant ColonelMajorCaptainFirst LieutenantSecond LieutenantTotalCadets
Enlisted
Chief Master Sergeantof the Air Force
Chief Master SergeantSenior Master SergeantMaster SergeantTechnical SergeantStaff SergeantSergeant/Senior AirmanAirman First ClassAirmanAirman BasicTotal
Total strength
Number
133983
1393,789
10,68316,00722,670
9,63610,69973,758
4,085
12,8565,718
30,36246,00075,80652,47757,96312,12413,912
297,219
375,062
USAF Personnel Strength by Commands, FOAs, and DRUs(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Military
93,11571,66623,377
40019,523
9,40753,08334,09529,278
333,944
180
3890
265235
23122
1012
107371
57121102
9118
29612
1,51687
393906
3030
01263
32591
543555
9,689129
16,357
69549
692,6861,7805,153
15,5234,085
375,062
Civilian
9,69014,71256,49713,191
6,471743
8,7278,4645,817
124,312
16817365116
54296
3440187917
11123835041
48715
5585
207991
410
198444813
1720
2002,017
4567,189
17206
251,387
8062,441
30,5910
164,533
Total
102,80586,37879,87413,59125,99410,15061,81042,55935,095
458,256
34817403206319531
57162
2891
124482
80204152132
22383
272,074
92600
1,8973440
19856
111338263543755
11,706585
23,546
86755
944,0732,5867,594
46,1144,085
539,595
Major commandsAir Combat Command (ACC)Air Education and Training Command (AETC)Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)Air Mobility Command (AMC)Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)Total major commands
Field Operating Agencies (FOAs)Air Force Agency for Modeling and SimulationAir Force Audit AgencyAir Force Center for Environmental ExcellenceAir Force Civil Engineer Support AgencyAir Force C2ISR Center*Air Force Communications AgencyAir Force Cost Analysis AgencyAir Force Flight Standards AgencyAir Force Frequency Management AgencyAir Force Historical Research AgencyAir Force Inspection AgencyAir Force Legal Services AgencyAir Force Logistics Management AgencyAir Force Manpower AgencyAir Force Medical Operations AgencyAir Force Medical Support AgencyAFNSEPA*Air Force News AgencyAFNWCA*Air Force Office of Special InvestigationsAir Force Operations GroupAir Force Pentagon Communications AgencyAir Force Personnel CenterAir Force Personnel Operations AgencyAir Force Program Executive OfficeAir Force Real Property AgencyAir Force Review Boards AgencyAir Force Safety CenterAir Force Security Forces CenterAir Force Services AgencyAir Force Technical Applications CenterAir Force Weather AgencyAir Intelligence AgencyAir National Guard Readiness CenterTotal FOAs
Direct Reporting Units (DRUs)Air Force Doctrine CenterAir Force Operational Test and Evaluation CenterAir Force Studies and Analyses AgencyUnited States Air Force Academy11th WingTotal DRUs
OtherOther unitsUSAFA cadets
Total for all categories
*AFC2ISR Center is Air Force Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Center;AFNSEPA is Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency; AFNWCA is Air Force NuclearWeapons & Counterproliferation Agency.
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Specialties in the Enlisted Force(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Code
1A1C1N1S1T1W2A2E2F2G2M2P2R2S2T2W3A3C3E3H3M3N3P3S3U3V4A–V4Y5J5R6C6F7S89
Career Field
Aircrew OperationsCommand Control Systems OperationsIntelligenceSafetyAircrew ProtectionWeatherManned Aerospace MaintenanceCommunications–Electronics SystemsFuelsLogistics PlansMissile & Space Systems MaintenancePrecision MeasurementMaintenance Management SystemsSupplyTransportation & Vehicle MaintenanceMunitions & WeaponsInformation ManagementCommunications–Computer SystemsCivil EngineeringHistorianMorale, Welfare, Recreation, & ServicesPublic AffairsSecurity ForcesMission SupportManpowerVisual InformationMedicalDentalParalegalChapel Services SupportContractingFinancialSpecial InvestigationSpecial Duty IdentifiersReporting IdentifiersUnassignedTotal
Percentages have been rounded.
Assigned
8,13313,11310,412
3702,7962,467
65,42712,432
4,515703
2,6131,0521,8539,967
13,19316,31510,31415,37121,023
1064,5571,546
23,6518,622
6351,293
20,2812,629
956483
1,2933,357
7827,1117,466
382297,219
Percent
2.74.43.50.10.90.8
22.04.21.50.20.90.40.63.44.45.53.55.27.10.01.50.58.02.90.20.46.80.90.30.20.41.10.32.42.50.1100
Specialties in the Officer Force(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Total does not include 4,085 cadets. Percentages have been rounded.
Code
X011121314151621313233343536384X51526162636465718X9X
Utilization Field Title
Commander & DirectorPilotNavigatorSpace, Missile, Command & ControlIntelligenceWeatherOperations SupportAircraft Maintenance & MunitionsSecurity ForcesCivil EngineeringCommunications–Computer SystemsMWR & ServicesPublic AffairsPersonnelManpowerMedicalLawChaplainScientific/ResearchDevelopmental EngineeringAcquisitionContractingFinancialSpecial InvestigationsSpecial Duty IdentifiersReporting IdentifiersOtherTotal
Assigned
77212,014
4,0145,1282,999
7171,3744,447
9361,3994,430
604496
1,806396
11,8321,339
610907
2,4352,935
998962420
1,7546,4261,608
73,758
Percent
1.016.3
5.47.04.11.01.96.01.31.96.00.80.72.40.5
16.01.80.81.23.34.01.41.30.62.48.72.2100
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grinds down a weld on a roll-up doorat a forward deployed location in
Southwest Asia. RED HORSE unitsprovide USAF with a mobile civil
engineer response force at operatinglocations worldwide.
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200452
Terms ExplainedFunding levels can be expressed in sev-eral ways. Budget authority is the valueof new obligations that the federal gov-ernment is authorized to incur. Theseinclude some obligations to be met inlater years. Figures can also be expressedin outlays (actual expenditures, some ofwhich are covered by amounts that wereauthorized in previous years).
Another difference concerns the valueof money. When funding is in current orthen-year dollars, no adjustment for in-flation has taken place. This is the actualamount of dollars that has been or is to bespent, budgeted, or forecast. When fund-ing is expressed in constant dollars, orreal dollars, the effect of inflation hasbeen factored out to make direct compari-sons between budget years possible. A
specific year, often the present one, ischosen as a baseline for constant dollars.
Normally, Congress first authorizes pay-ment, then appropriates it. Authoriza-tion is an act of Congress that estab-lishes or continues a federal program oragency and sets forth guidelines to whichit must adhere. Appropriation is an act ofCongress that enables federal agenciesto spend money for specific purposes.
Budgets 2004 USAF Almanac
Air Force Major Force Programs(Total obligation authority in billions of constant FY05 dollars)
ForcesStrategic ForcesGeneral-Purpose ForcesAirlift ForcesGuard and Reserve ForcesSpecial Operations ForcesTotal
SupportIntelligence & CommunicationsResearch & DevelopmentCentral Supply & MaintenanceTraining, Medical, & PersonnelAdministration & OtherTotal
FY01
$4.223.811.2
9.10.4
$48.8
$23.07.65.39.81.8
$47.5
FY03
$5.536.415.710.3
0.5$68.4
$31.89.05.7
12.32.6
$61.4
FY95
$5.919.510.5
8.50.5
$44.8
$20.99.75.0
10.11.6
$47.3
FY96
$5.819.2
9.88.00.5
$43.3
$21.09.74.69.71.6
$46.6
FY97
$4.418.7
9.77.90.5
$41.2
$20.69.24.49.21.7
$45.2
FY98
$4.919.110.3
8.40.5
$43.2
$21.49.14.49.31.6
$45.9
FY99
$9.640.923.417.4
0.9$92.1
$43.916.2
9.718.7
3.4$92.0
FY00
$8.742.022.917.6
1.0$92.1
$42.416.810.018.9
3.4$91.5
FY02
$4.928.212.9
9.50.5
$56.0
$24.27.35.3
11.02.0
$49.8
FY04
$5.634.313.411.1
0.6$65.0
$31.89.85.3
12.72.1
$61.7
Air Force Budget—A 10-Year Perspective(Budget authority in millions of current and constant FY05 dollars)
Current dollarsMilitary personnelOperation & maintenanceProcurementRDT&EMilitary constructionFamily housingRev. & mgmt. fundsTrust & receiptsTotal
Constant FY05 dollarsMilitary personnelOperation & maintenanceProcurementRDT&EMilitary constructionFamily housingRev. & mgmt. fundsTrust & receiptsTotal
Percentage real growthMilitary personnelOperation & maintenanceProcurementRDT&EMilitary constructionFamily housingTotal
FY03$28,732
43,25431,38018,825
1,6341,536
31-147
$125,245
$29,68844,69332,42419,451
1,6881,587
32-152
$129,412
13.5-23.032.126.7
-11.69.3
22.2
FY95$19,602
24,56116,52911,787
8161,106
n/a-470
$73,932
$24,48230,67620,64414,722
1,0191,381
n/a-587
$92,340
5.0-2.6-9.2-4.6
-48.916.6-3.6
FY96$19,309
23,51915,55812,427
1,2851,124
n/a-231
$72,992
$23,41428,51918,86615,069
1,5581,363
n/a-280
$88,510
-4.4-7.0-8.62.4
52.9-1.3-4.1
FY97$19,186
22,72814,24714,017
1,5671,135
790-453
$73,216
$22,74226,94016,88816,615
1,8571,345
936-537
$86,786
-2.9-5.5
-10.510.319.2-1.3-1.9
FY98$19,111
25,17415,25814,265
1,5371,114
234-409
$76,284
$22,29629,37017,80116,643
1,7931,300
273-477
$88,998
-2.09.05.40.2
-3.5-3.42.5
FY99$19,357
27,10718,43413,807
8621,0821,510-248
$81,914
$22,09730,94421,04315,761
9841,2351,724-281
$93,510
-0.95.4
18.2-5.3
-45.1-5.05.1
FY00$20,217
27,25418,75514,511
1,1741,158
434-453
$83,050
$22,32030,08920,70616,020
1,2961,278
479-500
$91,689
1.0-2.8-1.61.6
31.73.5
-1.9
FY01$20,956
29,32822,05414,297
1,4101,084
515-95
$89,549
$22,50631,49723,68515,354
1,5141,164
553-102
$96,171
0.84.7
14.4-4.216.8-8.94.9
Numbers do not add due to rounding.
FY02$24,751
34,36423,22914,519
1,8061,374
292-108
$100,228
$26,16336,32424,54415,347
1,9091,452
309-114
$105,945
16.215.3
3.70.0
26.124.810.2
FY04$29,844
38,40632,33520,294
1,8211,455
0-120
$124,034
$30,35139,05932,88520,639
1,8521,480
0-122
$126,143
2.2-12.6
1.46.19.7
-6.8-2.5
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2004 53
USAF
Per
cen
t o
f D
OD
Bu
dg
et
98969492908886848280787674727068
Fiscal Year
040200
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
Army
Navy
DOD Agencies
06 08Service Shares
09
Service Shares(In billions of constant FY05 dollars)
Budget authority
Air Force
Army
Navy
Defense agencies, DOD-wide
Total
Percent of budget authority
Air Force
Army
Navy
Defense agencies, DOD-wide
FY09
$131.2
107.1
136.3
73.8
$448.5
29.3%
23.9%
30.4%
16.5%
FY03
$109.4
94.3
117.0
56.6
$377.5
29.0%
25.0%
31.0%
15.0%
FY04
$112.8
97.0
117.1
54.8
$381.7
29.5%
25.4%
30.7%
14.4%
FY05
$120.5
97.2
119.3
64.7
$401.7
30.0%
24.2%
29.7%
16.1%
FY06
$126.0
101.0
123.4
65.2
$415.5
30.3%
24.3%
29.7%
15.7%
FY07
$127.5
103.8
125.2
70.2
$426.8
29.9%
24.3%
29.3%
16.4%
FY08
$130.5
106.9
129.3
71.2
$437.9
29.8%
24.4%
29.5%
16.3%
Defense Department Budget Topline(In billions of current and constant FY05 dollars)
Budget authority(current $)
Budget authority(constant FY05 $)
Outlays(current $)
Outlays(constant FY05 $)
Numbers have been rounded.
FY09
$487.7
$448.5
$467.9
$430.3
FY05
$401.7
$401.7
$403.5
$403.5
FY06
$422.7
$415.5
$415.6
$408.5
FY07
$443.9
$426.8
$426.9
$410.4
FY08
$465.7
$437.9
$447.6
$420.8
FY04
$375.3
$381.7
$377.7
$384.1
FY03
$365.3
$377.5
$339.3
$350.6
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200454
Hazardous Duty Pay(Effective Jan. 1, 2004)
Pay GradeO-10O-9O-8O-7O-6O-5O-4O-3O-2O-1E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1
Monthly Rate150150150150250250225175150150240240240215190165150150150
Provided to qualified rated officers.
Officers in pay grade O-7 are paid $200 per month. Officers in pay grade O-8 or above are paid$206 per month.
Continuous pay ends following the 25th year of service.
Aviation Career Incentive Pay(Effective Jan. 1, 2004)
MonthlyRate
$585 495 385 250
Years of Serviceas an Officer
more than 22more than 23more than 24
more than 25
MonthlyRate
$125 156 188 206 650
840
Years ofAviation Service
as an Officer
2 or fewer more than 2more than 3more than 4more than 6
more than 14
Amounts have been rounded to the nearest dollar.aBasic pay for pay grades O-7 through O-10 is limited to $12,050.00. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited to $10,608.30.bCommissioned officers with more than four years’ active service as enlisted members.While serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Chief of Staff of the Air Force, basic pay is $14,634.20.For the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, basic pay is $6,090.90.
E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1 4 mos.+E-1<4 mos.
Enlisted Members
Pay GradeO-10a
O-9a
O-8a
O-7a
O-6O-5O-4O-3O-2O-1O-3Eb
O-2Eb
O-1Eb
Commissioned OfficersYears of Service
Monthly Military Basic Rates of Pay in Dollars(Effective Jan. 1, 2004)
<2 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 2612,525 12,586 12,848 13,30410,955 11,112 11,340 11,738
7,751 8,005 8,221 8,221 8,430 8,782 8,864 9,197 9,293 9,580 9,996 10,379 10,6356,441 6,740 6,878 6,989 7,187 7,384 7,612 7,839 8,067 8,782 9,386 9,386 9,386 9,386 9,4344,774 5,244 5,588 5,588 5,610 5,850 5,882 5,882 6,216 6,807 7,154 7,501 7,698 7,898 8,2853,980 4,483 4,793 4,852 5,045 5,161 5,416 5,603 5,844 6,214 6,390 6,563 6,7613,434 3,975 4,240 4,299 4,545 4,809 5,138 5,394 5,572 5,674 5,7333,019 3,422 3,694 4,027 4,220 4,432 4,569 4,794 4,9112,608 2,971 3,422 3,537 3,6102,264 2,357 2,849
4,027 4,220 4,432 4,569 4,794 4,984 5,093 5,2413,537 3,610 3,725 3,919 4,069 4,1802,849 3,042 3,155 3,269 3,382 3,537
3,769 3,855 3,962 4,089 4,217 4,421 4,594 4,777 5,0553,086 3,222 3,306 3,408 3,518 3,716 3,816 3,986 4,081 4,314
2,145 2,341 2,431 2,550 2,642 2,801 2,891 2,980 3,140 3,220 3,296 3,342 3,498 3,599 3,8551,856 2,041 2,131 2,219 2,310 2,516 2,596 2,685 2,763 2,791 2,8101,700 1,814 1,901 1,991 2,131 2,251 2,340 2,3681,558 1,638 1,727 1,814 1,8921,407 1,496 1,586 1,586 1,5861,3381,1931,104
$
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2004 55
Housing Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2004)
WithDependents
$1,292.701,292.701,292.701,292.701,163.701,121.70
988.80818.10698.40624.90
879.30793.50733.20
840.00774.60719.10664.50597.60519.30483.30460.50460.50
PayGrade
O-10O-9O-8O-7O-6O-5O-4O-3O-2O-1
O-3EO-2EO-1E
E-9E-8E-7E-6E-5E-4E-3E-2E-1
WithoutDependents
$1,050.601,050.601,050.601,050.60
936.90927.90839.80689.40546.60460.50
744.30632.40544.20
637.20585.00499.50453.10417.00362.50355.80289.20258.00
Annual Pay for Federal Civilians(Effective Jan. 1, 2004)
General Schedule
Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $15,442 $15,958 $16,471 $16,982 $17,497 $17,799 $18,305 $18,816 $18,837 $19,314GS-2 17,363 17,775 18,350 18,837 19,047 19,607 20,167 20,727 21,287 21,847GS-3 18,944 19,575 20,206 20,837 21,468 22,099 22,730 23,361 23,992 24,623GS-4 21,266 21,975 22,684 23,393 24,102 24,811 25,520 26,229 26,938 27,647GS-5 23,794 24,587 25,380 26,173 26,966 27,759 28,552 29,345 30,138 30,931GS-6 26,522 27,406 28,290 29,174 30,058 30,942 31,826 32,710 33,594 34,478GS-7 29,473 30,455 31,437 32,419 33,401 34,383 35,365 36,347 37,329 38,311GS-8 32,640 33,728 34,816 35,904 36,992 38,080 39,168 40,256 41,344 42,432GS-9 36,052 37,254 38,456 39,658 40,860 42,062 43,264 44,466 45,668 46,870GS-10 39,702 41,025 42,348 43,671 44,994 46,317 47,640 48,963 51,286 51,609GS-11 44,621 45,075 46,529 47,983 49,437 50,891 52,345 53,799 55,253 56,707GS-12 52,281 54,024 55,767 57,510 59,253 60,996 62,739 64,482 66,225 67,968GS-13 62,170 64,242 66,314 68,386 70,458 72,530 74,602 76,674 78,746 80,818GS-14 73,467 75,916 78,365 80,814 83,263 85,712 88,161 90,610 93,059 95,508GS-15 86,417 89,298 92,179 95,060 97,941 100,882 103,703 106,584 109,465 112,346
Subsistence Allowance(Effective Jan. 1, 2004)
Officers
Enlisted Members
Standard
When rations in-kind are notavailable
Cash/In-Kind
$175.23/month
$254.46/month
$262.50/month
As part of the 2004 defense budget, Congress authorized DOD to implement a new performance-based pay system for SESmembers. On Jan. 1, 2004, a new SES pay scale reflecting only the minimum and maximum levels of pay replaced the old fixedSES pay levels (ES-1 through ES-6). The pay scale does not include locality pay.
Senior Executive Service
SES Pay System Structure Minimum Maximum
Certified SES performance appraisal system $104,927 $158,100Non-certified SES performance appraisal system $104,927 $145,600
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 200456
Source: “The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2005-14,”published by the Congressional Budget Office, January 2004; Budget ofthe United States Government Historical Tables, Fiscal Year 2005.(Constant dollar figures are derived.)
Historical Federal Budget Data
Current dollars
Defense
$52.6
53.7
55.0
51.0
59.0
72.0
82.2
82.7
81.9
79.0
79.3
77.1
80.7
87.6
89.9
97.5
104.6
116.8
134.6
158.0
185.9
209.9
228.0
253.1
273.8
282.5
290.9
304.0
300.1
319.7
302.6
292.4
282.3
273.6
266.0
271.7
270.2
275.5
295.0
306.1
348.9
404.9
Year
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Deficit/
Surplus
$5.9
4
6.5
1.6
3.1
12.6
27.7
0.5
8.7
26.1
26.4
15.4
8.0
55.3
70.5
49.8
54.9
38.7
72.7
73.9
120.0
208
185.6
221.7
237.9
169.3
194.0
205.2
277.8
321.5
340.5
300.4
258.9
226.4
174.1
103.3
30.0
1.9
86.6
33.3
317.5
536.1
Entitlements
$34.7
36.2
38.9
39.7
43.4
50.9
59.7
64.6
72.5
86.9
100.8
116.0
130.9
169.4
189.1
203.7
227.4
247.0
291.2
339.4
370.8
410.6
405.6
448.2
461.8
474.2
505.0
548.6
626.9
702.3
716.8
738.0
786.1
818.5
858.7
896.3
938.6
976.8
1,029.8
1,095.2
1,196.6
1,279.0
Total
Outlays
$106.8
111.3
118.5
118.2
134.5
157.5
178.1
183.6
195.6
210.2
230.7
245.7
269.4
332.3
371.8
409.2
458.7
504.0
590.9
678.2
745.7
808.4
851.9
946.4
990.4
1,004.1
1,064.5
1,143.6
1,253.2
1,324.4
1,381.7
1,409.5
1,461.9
1,515.8
1,560.5
1,601.3
1,652.6
1,701.9
1,788.8
1,863.8
2,011.0
2,157.6
Constant FY05 dollars
Year
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Total
Outlays
$672.7
692.0
727.3
714.0
789.6
896.8
973.3
951.0
958.5
986.7
1,049.3
1,052.3
1,039.5
1,175.2
1,242.8
1,284.4
1,338.0
1,320.9
1,364.5
1,419.8
1,470.0
1,544.2
1,560.2
1,673.0
1,718.1
1,681.4
1,712.3
1,755.3
1,825.0
1,850.9
1,874.8
1,856.8
1,877.0
1,893.2
1,892.3
1,898.1
1,928.0
1,942.8
1,974.9
2,001.6
2,125.7
2,229.4
Deficit/
Surplus
$37.2
24.9
39.9
9.7
18.2
71.7
151.4
2.6
42.6
122.5
120.1
66.0
30.9
195.6
235.7
156.3
160.1
101.4
167.9
154.7
236.6
397.3
339.9
391.9
412.7
283.5
312.1
315.0
404.5
449.3
462.0
395.7
332.4
282.8
211.1
122.4
35.0
2.2
95.6
35.8
335.6
553.9
Entitlements
$218.5
225.1
238.8
239.8
254.8
289.8
326.2
334.6
355.3
407.9
458.5
496.8
505.1
599.1
632.1
639.4
663.3
647.4
672.4
710.5
731.0
784.3
742.8
792.3
801.1
794.1
812.3
842.0
912.9
981.5
972.6
972.2
1,009.3
1,022.3
1,041.3
1,062.4
1,095.0
1,115.1
1,136.9
1,176.2
1,264.9
1,321.6
Defense
$331.3
333.9
337.6
308.1
346.4
410.0
449.2
428.4
401.3
370.8
360.7
330.2
311.4
309.8
300.5
306.0
305.1
306.1
310.8
330.8
366.5
400.9
417.6
447.4
475.0
473.1
467.9
466.6
437.0
446.8
410.6
385.2
362.5
341.7
322.6
322.1
315.2
314.5
325.7
328.7
368.8
418.4
(In billions) (In billions)
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2004 57
25
20
15
10
5
062 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 03
Entitlements
Defense
Other
Year
196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003
Defense
9.28.98.67.47.88.99.48.78.17.36.75.95.65.65.24.94.74.74.95.25.86.15.96.16.26.15.85.65.25.44.94.54.13.73.53.33.13.03.03.03.43.7
Deficit/Surplus
1.00.71.00.20.41.63.20.10.92.42.21.20.63.54.12.52.51.52.72.43.76.04.85.45.43.63.93.84.85.45.54.63.73.12.31.30.30.00.90.33.15.0
Entitlements
6.16.06.15.85.76.36.96.87.28.08.68.89.1
10.910.910.310.2
9.910.711.111.511.910.510.810.510.210.110.210.911.811.511.211.311.211.210.910.910.710.610.911.511.8
TotalOutlays
18.818.518.517.217.819.420.519.319.319.419.618.718.721.321.420.720.720.121.622.223.123.522.122.922.521.621.221.221.822.322.221.521.020.720.319.519.218.618.418.619.419.9
Percentages of GDP
% change
1.01.31.31.62.93.14.25.55.74.43.26.2
11.09.15.86.57.6
11.313.510.3
6.23.24.33.61.93.64.14.85.44.23.03.02.62.83.02.31.62.23.42.81.62.3
Year
196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003
CPI=Consumer Price Index
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62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 03
14
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Bomber
B-52
Fighter/Attack
A-10OA-10F-16Total
Helicopter
HH-60
Reconnaissance/BM/C3I
WC-130
Special Ops Forces
MC-130
Tanker
HC-130KC-135Total
Transport
C-5C-130C-141Total
Total AFRC
9
447
70121
18
20
14
67076
32103
40175
433
8
396
60105
17
10
12
57075
289940
167
394
Air Force Reserve CommandInventory
(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Type TAI PAI
Type TAI PAI Type TAI PAI
Bomber
B-1B-2B-52Total
Fighter/Attack
A-10OA-10F-15F-16F/A-22F-117Total
Helicopter
HH-60UH-1Total
Reconnaissance/BM/C3I
E-3E-4E-8EC-130M/RQ-1OC-135RC-135RQ-4U-2WC-135Total
Special Ops Forces
AC-130MC-130MH-53Total
672185
173
12383
608742
1755
1,628
6861
129
324
1615
62
212
342
134
214436
101
521650
118
12060
527631
1747
1,402
5846
104
273
1310
52
160
330
109
16413188
Tanker
HC-130KC-10KC-135Total
Trainer
T-1T-3T-6T-37T-38T-41T-43TC-135GlidersUV-18Total
Transport
C-5C-9C-12C-17C-20C-21C-32C-37C-40C-41C-130C-135C-141VC-25Total
Total Active
1759
249325
180110110333489
410
267
31,308
816
27109
1075
4922
1903
102
530
4,328
1454
213281
1500
92309401
492
302
999
706
2395
672
4612
163202
452
3,553
EquipmentTotal active inventory (TAI): aircraft assigned to operating forces for mission,training, test, or maintenance. Includes primary, backup, and attrition aircraft.Primary aircraft inventory (PAI): aircraft assigned to meet primary aircraftauthorization (PAA).
2004 USAF Almanac7626
126549777
17
7
4
9227236
1322
11122
21909
10271
1,312
7218
101440631
15
5
4
7203210
1220
11020
20709
10253
1,118
Air National Guard Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Type TAI PAI
Fighter/Attack
A-10OA-10F-15F-16Total
Helicopter
HH-60G
Reconnaissance/BM/C3I
EC-130
Special Ops Forces
MC-130
Tanker
HC-130KC-135Total
Transport
C-5C-21C-22C-26C-32C-38C-40C-130C-135C-141LC-130Total
Total ANG
Active Duty Inventory(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
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0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total Average
A-10 49 153 4 206 21.8B-1B 67 67 16.1B-2 1 11 6 3 21 9.1B-52 85 85 41.8C-5 11 39 31 81 21.8C-9 6 6 30.6C-10 1 23 24 11 59 18.7C-12 4 8 15 27 23.1C-17 42 31 20 15 1 109 4.5C-20 1 1 8 10 14.7C-21 4 71 75 18.7C-25 2 2 12.9C-32 4 4 5C-37 6 3 9 2.7C-40 2 2 0.7C-41 2 2 3C-130 3 15 14 17 1 237 287 31C-135 279 279 41.7C-141 10 10 36.6E-3 5 9 18 32 23.8E-4 4 4 29.3E-8 7 6 2 1 16 4F-15 5 16 72 130 92 100 161 32 608 17.3F-16 21 8 39 231 302 90 46 5 742 12.4F/A-22 14 2 1 17 1.8F-117 12 18 24 1 55 17.2H-1 61 61 32.7H-53 36 36 33.2H-60 7 14 28 9 10 68 13.4Q-1 3 3 6 2.5Q-4 1 1 2 5.2T-1 1 90 89 180 8.9T-3 78 32 110 8.6T-6 98 12 110 1.6T-37 333 333 39.6T-38 489 489 36.5T-41 4 4 34.1T-43 10 10 29.5U-2 2 11 14 3 4 34 20.2UV-18 1 2 3 19.5Gliders 34 0 7 0 4 9 6 3 4 67 8.6Total 232 97 254 475 511 391 358 346 1,664 4,328 22.7Percent 5% 2% 6% 11% 12% 9% 8% 8% 38%
Age of the Active Duty Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Age in Years
Type of aircraft
BomberFighter/attackHelicopterReconnaissance/BM/C3ISpecial Ops ForcesTankerTrainerTransport
Total active dutyAir National GuardAFRC
Total active duty, ANG, and AFRCTotal aircraft, including
foreign-government-owned
FY97
1821,700
125172124325
1,234626
4,4881,375
454
6,317
6,399
FY03
1731,628
129135101325
1,308529
4,3281,312
433
6,073
6,167
FY99
1791,666
123138118327
1,274588
4,4131,360
430
6,203
6,302
FY01
1811,619
126140107330
1,289546
4,3381,361
445
6,144
6,245
FY98
1791,683
116140123326
1,272608
4,4471,381
446
6,274
6,373
FY00
1811,658
130141107328
1,289567
4,4011,362
442
6,205
6,304
FY02
1831,631
126143102322
1,342538
4,3871,350
446
6,183
6,286
Total Number of USAF Aircraft in Service Over Time(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
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Age of the Air National Guard Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Age in Years
Age of the Air Force Reserve Command Fleet(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Age in Years
0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total AverageA-10 1 47 3 51 23B-52 9 9 41.5C-5 32 32 32.3C-130 7 7 15 17 15 24 7 1 50 143 21.1C-135 70 70 42.6C-141 40 40 36.9F-16 17 52 1 70 15.7H-60 18 18 12.9Total 7 7 15 17 50 76 9 48 204 433 26.3Percent 2% 2% 3% 4% 12% 18% 2% 11% 47%
0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 24+ Total AverageA-10 11 68 23 102 22.8C-5 13 13 32.4C-21 2 2 16C-22 2 2 18.7C-26 6 5 11 9.3C-32 1 1 0.9C-38 2 2 5.5C-40 2 2 1C-130 5 12 28 34 34 24 17 15 80 249 20.8C-135 227 227 43.3C-141 9 9 36.8F-15 4 6 116 126 25.2F-16 12 12 134 282 100 9 549 16H-60 6 11 17 13Total 8 14 46 57 179 308 134 98 468 1,312 23.2Percent 1% 1% 4% 4% 14% 23% 10% 7% 36%
DMSP: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DSCS: Defense Satellite Communications System DSP: Defense S upport Program GPS: Global Positioning SystemAs of FY02, satellite data show the number of satellites that are primary mission capable.*Number changes as Peacekeepers are deactivated.
Type of system
Minuteman III ICBMPeacekeeper ICBM*
Total ICBMs
DMSP satelliteDSCS satelliteDSP satellite (data classified)GPS satelliteMilstar satellite
Total satellites
FY97
53050
580
25
—26
2
35
FY00
50050
550
25
—24
2
33
FY03
50023
523
210—28
5
45
FY01
50050
550
25
—27
3
37
FY98
53050
580
25
—26
2
35
FY99
50050
550
25
—26
2
35
FY02
50050
550
25
—28
4
39
ICBMs and Spacecraft in Service(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
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Air National Guard Air Defense Unit Fin Flashes
aANG training units.bGeneral-purpose units (no longer air defense only).
Aircraft per Active DutyUSAF Squadron
(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
Aircraft
A/OA-10AC-130HAC-130UB-1BB-2B-52C-5C-17C-130C-141BE-3E-8EC-130F-15F-15EF-16F-117AHC-130HH-60KC-10KC-135MC-130EMC-130H/PMH-53U-2
Number
18/248
1312/18
81216151510
2/58
6/1018/2418/2418/24
183/4
12/14152714
10/1216/17
29
Active forcesBomberAir refuelingStrategic command & controlFighterReconnaissanceElectronic warfareSpecial operationsGround theater air controlAirborne theater air controlRescueTheater airliftLong-range airliftAeromedical airliftICBMSpace operationsSpace communicationsSpace warningSpace surveillanceSpace launchRangeSpace controlSpace aggressorTotal
Reserve forcesANG Selected Reserve Flying Space operations Space warningAFRC Flying Space operations Space warning Space aggressorTotalGrand total
FY03
926
246
92
38288
1218
011
80834231
220
10131
61411
172392
FY99
1024
246
03
13887
1220
31410
1865210
203
8900
61310
154357
FY00
1026
246
13
14787
1220
314
81763220
202
10100
60410
166368
FY01
926
246
42
14786
1218
314
81743230
199
10111
60410
168367
FY02
926
246
42
21286
1218
314
80833230
200
10111
60410
168368
USAF Squadrons by Mission Type(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
USAF Aircraft Flying Hours(In thousands, as of Sept. 30, 2003)
Active duty
ANG
AFRC
Total
FY97
1,680
375
150
2,205
FY00
1,555
342
139
2,036
FY98
1,644
361
149
2,154
FY99
1,633
357
142
2,132
FY01
1,579
341
146
2,066
FY02
1,768
410
186
2,364
FY03
1,695
426
198
2,319
Description
Minuteman over MassachusettsSubdued eagle and “Oregon” logoRed stripe with “Happy Hooligans” logoDark gray bison’s skull against prairie/mountain profileSubdued hawk with banner in talonsBlue lightning bolt, blue stripe with “Florida” logoBlack falcon with talons extended and “California” logoTexas star on subdued jagged stripes with “Houston” logoBlue stripe and “Duluth” logoGreen stripe with “Vermont” on top of tail with figure of Ethan AllenStarburst state flag and AZRed stripe with “New Jersey” logo and AC above it
Aircraft
F-15A/BF-15A/BF-16A/BF-16C/DF-15A/BF-15A/BF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16CF-16C/DF-16A/B/C/DF-16C/D
Unit and Location
102nd FW, Otis ANGB, Mass.114th FS (173rd FW), Klamath Falls Arpt., Ore.a
119th FW, Hector Arpt., N.D.120th FW, Great Falls Arpt., Mont.b
123rd FS (142nd FW), Portland Arpt., Ore.125th FW, Jacksonville Arpt., Fla.144th FW, Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif.147th FW, Ellington Field, Tex.b
148th FW, Duluth Arpt., Minn.158th FW, Burlington Arpt., Vt.b
162nd FW, Tucson Arpt., Ariz.a
177th FW, Atlantic City Arpt., N.J.b
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Class A Aircraft Mishaps(As of Sept. 30, 2003)
(Loss of life, permanent total disability, destroyed aircraft, or more than $1 million in property damage)
1.50
1.45
1.40
1.35
1.30
1.25
1.20
1.15
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USAF Aircraft Tail Markings
Code
ACAF
AK
AKALALAN
AVAZBBBCBDCACBCCCICOCRCTDCDEDMDMDR
DYEDEFEGELENET
FCFEFFFLFMFSFTFWGAGAHA
HDHH
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Aircraft
F-16C-150, gliders, T-41,UV-18C-12, C-130H,F-15C/D/EA/OA-10A, F-16C/DF-16C/DKC-135C-130H, HC-130N,HH-60GF-16C/DF-16A/B/C/DT-38A, U-2A/OA-10AB-52H, A/OA-10AHC-130P, HH-60GT-1, T-37B, T-38A/CF-16C/DC-130EF-16C/DC-130HA/OA-10AF-16C/DC-130HA/OA-10AEC-130E/HHH-60G
B-1BVariousF-16C/DF-15C/DB-1BT-37B,T-38AA-10A, F-15A/B/C/D/EF-16A/B/C/D, UH-1NUH-1NUH-1NF-15C/DHC-130P/N, HH-60GF-16C/DF-16A/BA/OA-10AF-16C/DE-8C, TE-8AC-130HKC-135
QF-4C-130H, F-15A/B,KC-135RF-16C/DF-16C/DF-117A, T-38AF-4FAT-38B, C-12, F-15AUH-1NA/OA-10A, C-130EC-130EHH-60GF-15A/BA/OA-10B-52HF-16HC-130P, HH-60GF-15C/EF-16C/DF-15A/BA/OA-10AA/OA-10A, C-130JF-16C/D, C-130EKC-135
Code
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Unit and Location
341st SW, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.133rd AW (ANG), Minn.–St. Paul Arpt./ARS148th FW (ANG), Duluth Arpt., Minn.366th FW, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho5th BW, Minot AFB, N.D.91st SW, Minot AFB, N.D.347th Rescue Wing, Moody AFB, Ga.479th FTG (AETC), Moody AFB, Ga.150th FW (ANG), Kirtland AFB, N.M.926th FW (AFRC), NAS JRB New Orleans152nd AW (ANG), Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev.174th FW (ANG), Hancock Fld., N.Y.55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb.178th FW (ANG), Springfield–Beckley Arpt.,Ohio179th AW (ANG), Mansfield Lahm Arpt., Ohio180th FW (ANG), Toledo Exp. Arpt., Ohio137th AW (ANG), Will Rogers World Arpt.,Okla.138th FW (ANG), Tulsa Arpt., Okla.552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, Okla.51st FW, Osan AB, South Korea
85th TES, 53rd Wing (ACC), Eglin AFB, Fla.
422nd TES, 53rd Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.Det. 1, 53rd WEG, Holloman AFB, N.M.111th FW (ANG), NAS JRB Willow Grove, Pa.939th ARW (AFRC), Portland Arpt., Ore.156th AW (ANG), Luis Munoz Marin Arpt.,Puerto Rico12th FTW, Randolph AFB, Hondo Arpt,Tex.143rd AW (ANG), Quonset State Arpt., R.I.86th AW, Ramstein AB, Germany149th FW (ANG), Kelly Fld., Tex.169th FW (ANG), McEntire ANGS, S.C.114th FW (ANG), Joe Foss Fld., S.D.183rd FW (ANG), Capital Arpt., Ill.4th FW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.131st FW (ANG), Lambert–St. Louis Arpt.,Mo.52nd FW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany82nd TW, Sheppard AFB, Tex.20th FW, Shaw AFB, S.C.53rd Wing, Tyndall AFB, Fla.181st FW (ANG), Hulman Arpt., Ind.136th AW (ANG), NAS JRB F.W., Tex.301st FW (AFRC), NAS JRB F.W., Tex.325th FW, Tyndall AFB, Fla.192nd FW (ANG), Richmond Arpt., Va.71st FTW, Vance AFB, Okla.57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.
53rd WEG, Tyndall AFB, Fla.115th FW (ANG), Truax Fld., Wis.509th BW, Whiteman AFB, Mo.8th FW, Kunsan AB, South Korea130th AW (ANG), Yeager Arpt., W.Va.167th AW (ANG), East. W.Va. Arpt., W.Va.35th FW, Misawa AB, Japan153rd AW (ANG), Cheyenne Arpt., Wyo.47th FTW, Laughlin AFB, Tex.
139th AW (ANG), Rosecrans Arpt., Mo.374th AW, Yokota AB, Japan
18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan
Aircraft
UH-1NC-130HF-16CF-15C/D/E, F-16CJ/DB-52HUH-1NHC-130P, HH-60GT-6A, T-38CF-16C/DA/OA-10AC-130EF-16C/DVariousF-16C/D
C-130HF-16C/DC-130H
F-16C/DE-3B/CA/OA-10A, C-12,F-16C/DB-1, B-2, B-52, F-15A/C/D/E, F-16C/D, RQ-1A, RQ-4AF/A-22, F-15, F-16A/CF-117A/OA-10AKC-135C-130E
T-1A, T-6A, T-37B,T-38A, T-43AC-130EC-130EF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16C/DF-16C/DF-15EF-15A/B
A/OA-10A, F-16CJVariousF-16C/CJ/DQF-4F-16C/DC-130HF-16C/DF-15C/D, F/A-22F-16C/DT-1A, T-37B, T-38AA-10, F-15C/D/E,F-16C/D, F/A-22, HH-60, RQ-1/MQ-1E-9AF-16C/DB-2A, T-38AF-16C/DC-130HC-130EF-16C/DC-130HT-1A, T-6A, T-37B,T-38AC-130HC-21A, C-130E/H,UH-1NE-3B, F-15C/D,KC-135R, HH-60G
Unit and Location
177th FW (ANG), Atlantic City Arpt., N.J.34th OG, USAF Academy, Colo.
3rd Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
354th FW, Eielson AFB, Alaska187th FW (ANG), Dannelly Fld., Ala.117th ARW (ANG), Birmingham Arpt., Ala.176th Wing (ANG), Kulis ANGB, Alaska
31st FW, Aviano AB, Italy162nd FW (ANG), Tucson Arpt., Ariz.9th RW, Beale AFB, Calif.110th FW (ANG), W.K. Kellogg Arpt., Mich.917th Wing (AFRC), Barksdale AFB, La.129th RQW (ANG), Moffett Fed Afld., Calif.14th FTW, Columbus AFB, Miss.27th FW, Cannon AFB, N.M.146th AW, Channel Islands ANGS, Calif.140th Wing, Buckley AFB, Colo.302nd AW (AFRC), Peterson AFB, Colo.103rd FW (ANG), Bradley Arpt., Conn.113th Wing (ANG), Andrews AFB, Md.166th AW (ANG), New Castle Co. Arpt., Del.355th Wing, Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz.55th Wing, Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz.305th RQS (AFRC), Davis–Monthan AFB,Ariz.7th BW, Dyess AFB, Tex.412th TW, Edwards AFB, Calif.147th FW (ANG), Ellington Fld., Tex.33rd FW, Eglin AFB, Fla.28th BW, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.80th FTW, Sheppard AFB, Tex.46th TW, Eglin AFB, Fla.
336th TG, Fairchild AFB, Wash.90th SW, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.1st FW, Langley AFB, Va.920th RQG (AFRC), Patrick AFB, Fla.482nd FW (AFRC), Homestead ARB, Fla.188th FW (ANG), Fort Smith Arpt., Ark.23rd FG, Pope AFB, N.C.122nd FW (ANG), Fort Wayne Arpt., Ind.116th ACW (ACC, ANG), Robins AFB, Ga.165th AW (ANG), Savannah Arpt., Ga.185th ARW (ANG), Sioux Gateway Arpt.,Iowa53rd WEG, Holloman AFB, N.M.154th Wing (ANG), Hickam AFB, Hawaii
419th FW (AFRC), Hill AFB, Utah388th FW, Hill AFB, Utah49th FW, Holloman AFB, N.M.Luftwaffe RTU, Holloman AFB, N.M.46th TG, Holloman AFB, N.M.30th SW, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.124th Wing (ANG), Boise Air Term., Idaho182nd AW (ANG), Greater Peoria Arpt., Ill.85th Group, NAS Keflavik, Iceland159th FW (ANG), NAS JRB New Orleans442nd FW (AFRC), Whiteman AFB, Mo.2nd BW, Barksdale AFB, La.56th FW, Luke AFB, Ariz.106th RW (ANG), F.S. Gabreski Arpt., N.Y.48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, UK944th FW (AFRC), Luke AFB, Ariz.102nd FW (ANG), Otis ANGB, Mass.104th FW (ANG), Barnes Arpt., Mass.175th Wing (ANG), Martin State Arpt., Md.127th Wing (ANG), Selfridge ANGB, Mich.927th ARW (AFRC) Selfridge ANGB, Mich.
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Airman Basic(E-1)
No insignia
Airman(E-2)
Airman First Class(E-3)
Senior Airman(E-4)
Staff Sergeant(E-5)
Technical Sergeant(E-6)
USAF Grades and Insignia
Second Lieutenant(O-1)
First Lieutenant(O-2)
Captain(O-3)
Major(O-4)
Lieutenant Colonel(O-5)
Colonel(O-6)
Brigadier General(O-7)
Major General(O-8)
Lieutenant General(O-9)
General(O-10)
Master Sergeant(E-7)
Senior Master Sergeant(E-8)
Chief Master Sergeant(E-9)
Chief Master Sergeant ofthe Air Force
First SergeantThe diamond device, shown
here on senior master sergeantstripes, denotes an E-7 throughE-9 who advises and assists a
squadron commander inmanaging unit activities.
Officer
Command Chief MasterSergeant
The star device shown heredenotes an E-9 who serves in a9E000 position, formerly known
as a senior enlisted advisor.
Enlisted
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*Also awarded with gold, silver, or bronze devices. The gold frame on the ribbon denotes a unit citation; without, an individual citation.
NATO MedalYugoslavia
Kosovo CampaignMedal
Joint MeritoriousUnit Citation
Joint ServiceCommendation Medal
Air ForceCommendation Medal
Purple Heart
Joint ServiceAchievement Medal
Air ForceAchievement Medal
Air Force OrganizationalExcellence Award
Aerial AchievementMedal
Air MedalMeritorious ServiceMedal (AF)
Defense MeritoriousService Medal
Defense SuperiorService Medal
Legion of Merit Distinguished FlyingCross
Airman’s Medal Bronze Star Medal
Distinguished ServiceMedal (AF)
Defense DistinguishedService Medal
Air Force CrossMedal of Honor
Awards and Decorations—Currently Awarded Ribbons
Military OutstandingVolunteer Service Medal
Silver Star
Good Conduct Medal
Presidential UnitCitation
Air Force GallantUnit Award
Air Force MeritoriousUnit Award
Air Force OutstandingUnit Award
Combat ReadinessMedal
Prisoner of War Medal Air Force GoodConduct Medal
Air Reserve ForcesMeritorious Service Medal
Outstanding Airmanof the Year Ribbon
Air Force RecognitionRibbon
National DefenseService Medal
Antarctica ServiceMedal
Armed ForcesExpeditionary Medal
Vietnam Service Medal Southwest AsiaService Medal
Global War on TerrorismService Medal
Global War on TerrorismExpeditionary Medal
Korea Defense ServiceMedal
Armed ForcesService Medal
HumanitarianService Medal
Air & Space CampaignMedal
Air Force OverseasRibbon-Short
Air Force OverseasRibbon-Long
Air ForceExpeditionary Service
Ribbon
Air Force LongevityService Award Ribbon
USAF Basic MilitaryTraining Instructor
Ribbon
Air Force RecruiterRibbon
Armed Forces ReserveMedal
USAF NCO PMEGraduate Ribbon
USAF Basic MilitaryTraining Honor
Graduate Ribbon
Small Arms ExpertMarksmanship Ribbon
Air Force TrainingRibbon
RVN Gallantry Crosswith Palm*
United NationsMedal
NATO MedalKosovo
Republic of VietnamCampaign Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal,Government of Kuwait
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Mexican ServiceMedal
Pre-World War I World War II Through Korean War (in order of precedence)
Women’s Army CorpsService Medal
World War I
Victory Medal
Awards and Decorations—Previously Awarded Ribbons
American DefenseService Medal
Korean Service Medal
European–African–MiddleEastern Campaign Medal
World War IIVictory Medal
Army of OccupationMedal
Medal for HumaneAction
Asiatic–PacificCampaign Medal
American CampaignMedal
Philippine DefenseRibbon
Philippine LiberationRibbon
Philippine IndependenceRibbon
Republic of KoreaKorean War Service
Medal
United NationsService Medal
ROK Presidential UnitCitation
Philippine PresidentialUnit Citation
Currently Awarded Devices
Previously Awarded Devices
Silver Staris worn in the same manner as the
bronze star, but each is worn in lieuof five bronze service stars.
Silver and Bronze StarsWhen worn together on a single
ribbon, silver stars will be worn to thewearer’s right of any bronze star.
Bronze Oak Leaf Clusterrepresents second and subsequent
entitlements of awards.
Silver Oak Leaf Clusterrepresents the sixth, 11th, etc.,
entitlements or is worn in lieu of fivebronze OLCs.
Silver/Bronze Oak Leaf ClustersSilver OLCs are worn to the wearer’s rightof the bronze OLCs on the same ribbon.
Hourglass Deviceis issued for the Armed Forces
Reserve Medal in bronze for 10 yearsof service, silver for 20, and gold for
30 years.
Berlin Airlift Deviceis worn with the Army of Occupation
Medal to denote service of 90consecutive days in direct support of
the Berlin Airlift, June 26, 1948, toSept. 30, 1949.
Valor Devicerepresents valor and does not denotean additional award. Only one may be
earned on any ribbon. It is worn tothe wearer’s right of any clusters on
the same ribbon.
A Deviceis worn with the Overseas Ribbon—Short to denote service north of the
Arctic Circle. Only one is worn on theribbon. It is worn to the wearer’s rightof any clusters on the same ribbon.
BeretsFive USAF career fields are authorized to wear a colored beret along with the crest of that particular field. Below are those badges on their particular beret color.
Combat ControlTeam
CombatWeather
ForceProtection
Pararescue Tactical AirControl Party
Bronze Starrepresents participation in
campaigns or operations, multiplequalifications, or an additional award
to any of the various ribbons onwhich it is authorized.
Arrowhead Deviceis worn with Army and Air Force
campaign medals to denoteparticipation in combat parachute,
glider, or amphibious assault landing.
Disk “Wintered Over” Deviceis worn with the Antarctica ServiceMedal to denote multiple “winters
over”—bronze for one winter; gold,two; silver, three.
Mobility Deviceis worn with the Armed Forces
Reserve Medal to denote active dutyfor at least one day during a
contingency. A number to the right ofthe device denotes the total number
of mobilizations.